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Fort Independence

Fort Independence Dating from 1634, called Castle William in honor of King William III of England, prior to the Revolutionary War. Used as a garrison for British troops until 1776. Rededicated by...

Fort Independence

Dating from 1634, called Castle William in honor of King William III of England, prior to the Revolutionary War. Used as a garrison for British troops until 1776. Rededicated by President John Adams in 1799 as "Fort Independence." The first home of the Boston Marine (now U.S. Public Health Service) Hospital, (1799 - 1804) the fourth oldest hospital in the country which was established through the efforts of the Boston Marine Society, founded in 1742.

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