Fort Andrews

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Fort Andrews is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, now part of a historic and recreational area.

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Fort Andrews canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defense fortification
former U.S. Army post
armament 10-inch coast defense guns
12-inch coast defense guns
3-inch rapid-fire guns
6-inch coast defense guns
builtDuring Endicott Period
constructionEnd 1904
constructionStart 1897
country United States
currentUse historic site
recreational area
garrisonedBy Coast Artillery Corps
United States Army Coast Artillery units
hasBattery Battery Cushing
Battery McCook
Battery Putnam
Battery Rice
Battery Whitman
Battery Williams
hasStructure barracks
dock
guardhouse
gun batteries
officers quarters
parade ground
power plant
storehouses
hasViewOf Boston Harbor
heldPrisonersFrom Germany
Italy
inServiceFrom 1904
inServiceUntil 1947
locatedIn Boston Harbor
Massachusetts
Peddocks Island
United States
militaryBranch United States Army
namedAfter Leonard Andrews
openToPublic yes
partOf Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Endicott coastal defense program
Harbor Defenses of Boston
status decommissioned
usedAs prisoner-of-war camp
usedDuring World War I
World War II
usedFor coastal defense
harbor defense

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Peddocks Island hasFeature Fort Andrews
Boston Harbor defenses hasPart Fort Andrews