| Stage Fort | |
|---|---|
| Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Massachusetts | |
 Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor, 1862 painting including the Stage Fort by Fitz Henry Lane | |
  Stage Fort Location in Massachusetts  Stage Fort Stage Fort (the United States) | |
| Coordinates | 42°36′18″N 70°40′33″W / 42.60500°N 70.67583°W |
| Type | Coastal defense |
| Site information | |
| Owner | City of Gloucester[1] |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | reconstructed |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1635 |
| In use | circa 1635–1898 |
| Materials | earthworks |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War War of 1812 American Civil War |
Stage Fort was a fort that existed from 1635 to 1898 on Stage Head in what is now Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[2]
Stage Head was named for a fishing "stage" dating back to the original settlement by the Dorchester Adventurers Company circa 1624. The area was first fortified in 1635 and garrisoned intermittently from then until the Spanish–American War.[3][4]
- ^ Stage Fort Park official website at EssexHeritage.org
- ^ "Massachusetts - Stage Fort". American Forts Network. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Fort Gloucester at FortWiki.com
- ^ Roberts, p. 400