| Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester | |
|---|---|
| Fort Point, Gloucester, Massachusetts | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Watch_House_Point,_by_Fitz_Henry_Lane,_1860,_oil_on_canvas_-_Cape_Ann_Museum_-_Gloucester,_MA_-_DSC01193.jpg) Watch House Point, 1860 painting of Fort Defiance by Fitz Henry Lane | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Massachusetts_location_map.svg)  Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester Location in Massachusetts &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester Fort Defiance/Fort Lillie/Fort at Gloucester (the United States) | |
| Coordinates | 42°36′31.32″N 70°39′50.49″W / 42.6087000°N 70.6640250°W |
| Type | Coastal defense |
| Site information | |
| Condition | demolished |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1794 |
| Built by | Stephen Rochefontaine and John Lillie |
| In use | circa 1794–1865 |
| Materials | masonry, earthworks |
| Demolished | after 1865 |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 American Civil War |
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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.[1]
- ^ "Massachusetts - Fort Defiance". American Forts Network. Retrieved 12 June 2020.