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I little history of the Fort
Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The fort was originally built in 1775 without a name, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Just off the fort, in Buzzards Bay, was the first naval engagement of the American Revolution, the Battle off Fairhaven on 14 May 1775.

On 5–6 September 1778, the fort was destroyed by the British when they raided the harbor. A force under Major Israel Fearing drove off the British, both at the fort and when they attempted an attack on the town the next day. The fort was then renamed Fort Fearing. In 1784 it was given the name "Fort Phoenix" after the mythical bird that rose from its own ashes.

The fort was rebuilt in 1798, and rebuilt again in 1808 with 12 guns with Commonwealth resources

And here are three of the guns still at the port

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and two of them from another angle

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But the Park is more than just the Guns and remnant sof the fort, it has a nice beach and this field with a few tables and barbeque spots and is well worth a visit I really enjoy my visits and walks there, and its also good for catching both the sunrise and ths sunets at

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And on the day I took these shots there was also this cool car parked on the road near the park

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And that’s all folks

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