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Lind Point Fort

Coordinates: 18°20′12″N 64°47′52″W / 18.33667°N 64.79778°W / 18.33667; -64.79778
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Lind Point Fort
Lind Point Fort is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Lind Point Fort
LocationNorthwest of Cruz Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates18°20′12″N 64°47′52″W / 18.33667°N 64.79778°W / 18.33667; -64.79778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1807
MPSVirgin Islands National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.81000085[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1981

Lind Point Fort, located northwest of Cruz Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, is a historic site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

It was built by the British as a battery site, commanding Cruz Bay, during the Napoleonic Wars. The site includes a semi-circular earthwork ruin. It is protected within a National Park.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Lind Point Fort". National Park Service. 1981. Retrieved June 1, 2017. With photos.