United States · 17th century
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. The first primitive fortification was called "The Castle", placed on the site in 1634. It was rebuilt twice, then replaced around 1692 with a more substantial structure known as Castle William. It was abandoned by the British during the American Revolution, but the Americans renamed it Fort Adams and then Fort Independence. The existing granite fort was constructed between 1833 and 1851. Today it is preserved as a state park and fires occasional ceremonial salutes. Fort Independence was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Text adapted from “Fort Independence (Massachusetts)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Independence ranks #1,656 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 110 mapped in United States. Founded 1643, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,380 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cambridge (United States), 9 km away. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
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