Fort Defiance (Massachusetts)

Fort Defiance was a fort that existed from 1794 to after 1865 on Fort Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The location protecting the inner harbor was also called Watch House Point.

This article is about the fort in Gloucester, Massachusetts. For other forts of the same name, see Fort Defiance.
Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester
Fort Point, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Watch House Point, 1860 painting of Fort Defiance by Fitz Henry Lane
Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester
Location in Massachusetts
Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester
Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester (the United States)
Coordinates42°36′31.32″N 70°39′50.49″W
TypeCoastal defense
Site information
Conditiondemolished
Site history
Built1794
Built byStephen Rochefontaine and John Lillie
In usecirca 1794–1865
Materialsmasonry, earthworks
Demolishedafter 1865
Battles/warsWar of 1812
American Civil War
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