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In 1890, the Federal government ceded Castle Island (excluding the fort) to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The city of Boston commenced filling the marshes separating Castle Island from South Boston in 1890 with the intention of creating green space and promenades. The process was finished in the 1920s and Castle Island ceased to be an island.
Cape Coast in 1747 Map of Cape Coast Castle (1869) In 1757, during the Seven Years' War , a French naval squadron badly damaged and nearly captured Cape Coast Castle. [ 12 ] This event was likely one of the most important reasons to entirely reconstruct the Castle, which was quite notorious for its collapsing walls and leaking roofs. [ 13 ]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
The 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party was already on the boil, with all sorts of commemorative programs on Cape and a splashy reenactment slated for Dec. 16 at the Boston Tea Party Ships ...
The Armory of the First Corps of Cadets is a historic armory at 97–105 Arlington Street and 130 Columbus Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. Over the years it has been known as Park Plaza Castle , Castle at Park Plaza, and The Tower .
Castle William in 1773, by William Pierie. Fort Independence as rebuilt in the mid-19th century. Aerial view of Fort Warren. Bicentennial memorial to the first Fort Independence, 6-inch disappearing emplacements at Fort Revere in background. The Harbor Defenses of Boston was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. [1]
The Old Castle: Rockport 1712 Dendrochronology confirms that a build date of 1712 coincides with the home's deed history. [35] The house as built originally consisted of hall and parlor on either side of a central chimney with two chambers and an attic above. A small lobby entry with stairs was present at the front in the central bay. [35]
Shawmut Peninsula is the promontory of land on which Boston, Massachusetts was built. The peninsula, originally a mere 789 acres (3.19 km 2) in area, [1] more than doubled in size due to land reclamation efforts that were a feature of the history of Boston throughout the 19th century.