Fort Sewall

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Fort Sewall
The underground stockade of Fort Sewall, with surrounding parklands
Fort Sewall is located in Massachusetts
Location: Marblehead, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°30′32″N 70°50′30″W / 42.50889°N 70.84167°W / 42.50889; -70.84167Coordinates: 42°30′32″N 70°50′30″W / 42.50889°N 70.84167°W / 42.50889; -70.84167
Built: 1644
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style: No Style Listed
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#:

75001908

[1]
Added to NRHP: April 14, 1975

Fort Sewall is a historic fort on Fort Sewall Promontory in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

It was founded in 1644 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The fort:

...was first established in 1644 as a defensive breastwork on Gale's Head, one of this area's rocky headlands. The fort was enlarged in 1742 for defense against the French, and further construction including a magazine and barracks occurred in 1794 and, again, at the time of the Civil War. A company mustered at the fort during the War of 1812, and in 1814 the fort was named in honor of Judge Samuel Sewall, a town benefactor during and after the Revolution, who later became a Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court. The fort was deeded by the US government to the town of Marblehead in 1890.[2]

Fort Sewall is now operated as a public park.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ http://www.essexheritage.org/sites/fort_sewall.shtml
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