Fort Sewall

Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall bombproof
Fort Sewall is located in Massachusetts
Fort Sewall
Fort Sewall is located in the United States
Fort Sewall
LocationMarblehead, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′32″N 70°50′30″W / 42.50889°N 70.84167°W / 42.50889; -70.84167
Built1634
Part ofMarblehead Historic District (ID84002402[1])
NRHP reference No.75001908[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1975
Designated CPJanuary 10, 1984

Fort Sewall is a historic coastal fortification in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located at Gale's Head, the northeastern point of the main Marblehead peninsula, on a promontory that overlooks the entrance to Marblehead Harbor. Until 1814 it was called Gale's Head Fort.[2]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts - Fort Sewall". American Forts Network. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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