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2. Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park - Wikipedia

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   The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is managed by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, [10] a statutory body established as a federal operating committee by the park enabling legislation. The partnership consists of individual members who represent a range of federal, state, city, and nonprofit agencies, including:

3. Boston Harbor - Wikipedia

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   Boston Harbor. Coordinates: 42°20′30″N 70°57′58″W. Topographic map of Boston Harbor. USCGC James pulls into Harbor in August 2015. Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, located adjacent to Boston Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the Northeastern United States.

4. Georges Island (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   View from the water of the dock, visitor center, and fort entrance. Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres (160,000 m 2 ), plus an intertidal zone of a further 14 acres (57,000 m 2 ), and rises to a height of 50 feet (15 m ...

5. Fort Independence (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   October 15, 1970. Fort Independence is a granite bastion fort that provided harbor defenses for Boston, Massachusetts, located on Castle Island. Fort Independence is one of the oldest continuously fortified sites of English origin in the United States. [ 2][ 3] The first primitive fortification was called "The Castle", placed on the site in 1634.

6. Snake Island (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   Snake Island (Massachusetts) Coordinates: 42°21′56.74″N 70°58′43.22″W. 1888 map of Boston Harbor showing Snake Island on the middle righthand side. Snake Island, also known as Bare Island, is an island in Boston Harbor. The island is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated in the inner harbor between ...

7. The Graves (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   The Graves is an aggregation of rock outcroppings in Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States. Situated some 11 miles (18 km) offshore of downtown Boston, it is the outermost island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area . It is the location of The Graves Light, at 113 feet (34 m) tall the tallest lighthouse in Boston ...

8. Fort Warren (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

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   Fort Warren (Massachusetts) /  42.3202333°N 70.927639°W  / 42.3202333; -70.927639. Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre (110,000 m 2) Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of ...

9. Peddocks Island - Wikipedia

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   Peddocks Island lies across Hull Gut from the Pemberton neighborhood of Hull to the north and across West Gut to Nut Island & Houghs Neck to the west. The island is located at 42° 17' 32.6" North latitude and 70° 56' 21.6" West longitude. The area of the island is 210.4 acres (0.851 km 2 ), its total acreage at low tide is 288, and its ...