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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-1900) - A [[First System]] fortification established in 1794 on the site of a previous fortification named [[Fort William (5)|Fort William]] on Winter Island in Essex County, Massachusetts. Named for Colonel [[Timothy Pickering]], adjutant general of the Continental Army and secretary of War in 1795. Abandoned in 1900. Also known briefly as [[Fort Ann]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-1900) - A [[First System]] fortification established in 1794 on the site of a previous fortification named [[Fort William (5)|Fort William]] on Winter Island in Essex County, Massachusetts. Named for Colonel [[Timothy Pickering]], adjutant general of the Continental Army and secretary of War in 1795. Abandoned in 1900. Also known briefly as [[Fort Ann]]. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Pickering Moat - 2.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Pickering Moat - 2.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Fort Pickering Moat]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Pickering Magazine - 1.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Pickering Magazine - 1.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Fort Pickering Powder Magazine]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Pickering - 01.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Site of Fort Pickering and Fort Pickering Light]] | |colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Pickering - 01.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Site of Fort Pickering and Fort Pickering Light]] | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of Winter Island Marine Park, Winter Island, Essex County, Massachusetts. The remaining earthworks, moat and magazines are from the [[U.S. Civil War]] era rebuild of the fort. Parking fee. | Part of Winter Island Marine Park, Winter Island, Essex County, Massachusetts. The remaining earthworks, moat and magazines are from the [[U.S. Civil War]] era rebuild of the fort. Parking fee. | ||
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(F) 42.527088, -70.867326 | (F) 42.527088, -70.867326, Fort Pickering (1) | ||
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[[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | [[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | ||
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Fort Pickering (1) (1794-1900) - A First System fortification established in 1794 on the site of a previous fortification named Fort William on Winter Island in Essex County, Massachusetts. Named for Colonel Timothy Pickering, adjutant general of the Continental Army and secretary of War in 1795. Abandoned in 1900. Also known briefly as Fort Ann.
Current StatusPart of Winter Island Marine Park, Winter Island, Essex County, Massachusetts. The remaining earthworks, moat and magazines are from the U.S. Civil War era rebuild of the fort. Parking fee.
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