Castle Island is the oldest continuously fortified site in British North America!The first fort on Castle Island was built in 1634 for the coastal defense of Boston. Fort Independence, a pentagonal five-bastioned fort built between 1834 and 1851, is Castle Island's 8th fort and was built with granite from the quarries in Rockport, MA. Come visit us this summer!
Free tours of Fort Independence are sponsored by the Castle Island Association in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). Click here for tour schedule.
Can't visit in person? Click here to take our virtual tour!
In 2008, 31,000+ people from 35 States & 30 countries visited the Fort!
Each day we are open requires over 90 effort hours from members of the Castle Island Association, an all volunteer organization... we need your help!
We need volunteers to be tour guides!
For more info (including setting up a private group tour June thru August):
Castle Island Association, P. O. Box 342,
South Boston, MA 02127; 1-617-268-8870.
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Fort Independence on Castle Island
South Boston, MA
The Fort will be closed to the public on
July 24-25, 2010 |
