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On May 22, 1892 the Town of Marblehead voted to adopt the fort as a town park, but the fort reverted to federal control during the Spanish–American War in 1898. The fort was turned over to the town by the federal government in 1922, and is now open as a public park. It was listed on the
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in 1898. It was used as the mobilization site for Battery H, 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, commanded by Captain Walter L. Pratt, from June to August, 1898. Battery H was raised in Chelsea and consisted of 3 officers and 58 enlisted men.
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troops were garrisoned at Fort Sewall, 12 pieces of artillery were mounted to defend Marblehead Harbor with the fort rebuilt accordingly, and a few Confederate prisoners of war were held there. The fort was nearly doubled in size by 1864 under
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in Salem) from 1800 to 1812 included Capt. Alexander D. Pope 1800–1802, a detachment of Capt. Nehemiah Freeman's company 1802–1803, no federal garrison 1804–1808, and Capt. Stephen Ranney 1809–1812.
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Gale's Head was first fortified in 1634, and was one of the oldest English coastal fortifications in the United States. A more permanent fortification was built in 1742 during
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After the American Revolution, the federal government took over the property during an expansion of the nation's coast defenses from 1794 to 1807, which is known as the
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from 1800 until his death in 1814. He was the great-grandson of the Salem witch trials judge of the same name, also a chief justice of the colony's highest court.
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was added in 1794, with further rebuilding in 1799; magazines from both of these rebuildings remain. Fort Sewall was also rebuilt in 1809 with 8
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Fort Sewall was seen as no longer needed as a coast defense fort following the Civil War. The last military use of Fort Sewall was during the
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The Descendants of Henry Sewall (1576-1656) of Manchester and Coventry, England, and Newbury and Rowley, Massachusetts
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in the town of Salisbury. The 20th Company was mustered out shortly after the end of the war on June 29, 1865.
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Massachusetts
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Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States
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Artillerists and Engineers: The Beginnings of American Seacoast Fortifications, 1794–1815
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added. A report on the fort's armament dated January 31, 1865 shows one 24-pounder
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From April 1816 to March 1821 Fort Sewall was garrisoned by Company B of the
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Manuel, Dale A. (Summer 2019). "Massachusetts North Shore Civil War Forts".
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
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took shelter under the guns of Fort Sewall from a pursuing pair of British
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Historic Powder Houses of New England: Arsenals of American Independence
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From May 16, 1864 to August 15, 1864 Fort Sewall was garrisoned by the
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National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
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11th Unattached Company of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
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The fort fell into ruins after the War of 1812. During the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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Ancestry.com, U.S. Returns of Military Posts, 1806-1916.
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Buildings and structures in Marblehead, Massachusetts
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1644 establishments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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List of coastal fortifications of the United States
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Blunt, with a 356:In 1814 the fort was named for 282:. It was garrisoned by Colonel 198: 1: 1744:(Bartlett, McGuinness, Dewey) 1313: 1269: 540:"Massachusetts - Fort Sewall" 117:Show map of the United States 1294: 1286: 1185:Marblehead Historic District 1163:Historic Buildings and Sites 426:) which also garrisoned the 186:Marblehead Historic District 16:United States historic place 2383:National Historic Landmarks 739:Roberts, Robert B. (1988). 362:Massachusetts Supreme Court 274:Fort Sewall Historic Marker 247:. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Fort Sewall is located in Massachusetts
Fort Sewall is located in the United States
Marblehead, Massachusetts
42°30′32″N 70°50′30″W / 42.50889°N 70.84167°W / 42.50889; -70.84167
Marblehead Historic District
ID84002402
75001908
coastal fortification
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Marblehead Harbor
King George's War
French and Indian War

American Revolutionary War
John Glover
Marblehead Regiment
First System of U.S. fortifications
blockhouse
guns
secretary of war
Regular Army
Fort Pickering
War of 1812
USS Constitution
frigates
HMS Endymion

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