Fort Phoenix, Colonial defense fort in Fairhaven, United States.
Fort Phoenix stands at the entrance of the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, featuring five iron cannons mounted on wooden carriages from 1828.
The fort witnessed the first naval engagement of the American Revolution in 1775 when local militia forces captured two British sloops in Buzzards Bay.
The Fairhaven Village Militia organizes historical encampments at Fort Phoenix during spring and fall, recreating military life from the Revolutionary period.
The state reservation includes basketball courts, tennis courts, volleyball facilities, beach showers, restrooms, and a pavilion with picnic areas.
A smaller cannon at Fort Phoenix was seized by Continental Marines during their 1776 raid on Nassau in the Bahamas.
Location: Fairhaven
GPS coordinates: 41.62389,-70.90306
Latest update: March 3, 2025 15:59
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