Fort Revere Park
| Fort Revere Park | |
|---|---|
 Fort Revere Park overlooking Allerton | |
  Location in Massachusetts | |
| Location | Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°18′17″N 70°54′21″W / 42.30472°N 70.90583°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m)[2] |
| Established | 1976 |
| Operator | Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Website | Fort Revere Park |
Fort Revere Park is a state-owned historic site and public recreation area situated on a small peninsula in the town of Hull, Massachusetts. The park occupies 6 acres (2.4 ha) on Telegraph Hill in Hull Village and houses the remains of two seacoast fortifications, including former Fort Revere.[3]
Activities and amenities
[edit]The park includes a water tower with observation deck, a military history museum, and picnicking facilities and is open from sunrise until sunset.[3] The tower closed in 2012, but may soon have a revival due to a 2.2 million dollar fund provided by a town meeting in 2022 which hopes to reopen the tower. [4] [5]
Graffiti
[edit]The park has been the site of much graffiti. Tagging peaked in 2016 and 2017, and has decreased since then. In 2016, many local volunteers in Hull associated with the Fort Revere Park and Preservation Society and other Hull residents painted over much of the vandalism with white, spray-resistant paint. [6] [7]
References
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- ^ "2012 Acreage Listing" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Fort Revere". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Fort Revere Park". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ "Residents vote to restore Hull's Fort Revere Tower - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Seltz, Johanna (2012-07-12). "Safety concern closes tower closes tower in Hull". Boston.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Cleanup Effort Begins at Vandalized Fort Revere Park in Hull". CBS News.
- ^ Staff, Patriot Ledger. "Rockland man, 19, arrested for spray-painting graffiti at Fort Revere Park". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
External links
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- Fort Revere Park Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Fort Revere Park and Preservation Society
