Stage Fort Park (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
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The Dorchester Company of Merchant Adventurers sent out a company of fishermen from England in 1623. They founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Here, they set up stages to dry the fish before it was sent back to England. The same location was later a fort. Cannons were set up in the hills to protect Gloucester's fishing fleet from invading pirates and enemy warships during the war of 1812.
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Coordinates: 42°36'18"N 70°40'43"W
- Ravenswood Park 2.9 km
- Dogtown Common 7.1 km
- Bradley Palmer State Park 20 km
- Parker River National Wildlife Refuge 24 km
- William Forward Wildlife Management Area 26 km
- Sawmill Woods 28 km
- Maudslay State Park 34 km
- Applecrest Farms 41 km
- Rye Harbor State Park 46 km
- Odiorne Point State Park 50 km
- Gloucester Harbor 1.3 km
- Gloucester Inner Harbor 1.9 km
- Essex County Club 7.2 km
- Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts 7.4 km
- Chebacco Lake 11 km
- Richard T. Crane Jr. Memorial Reservation 12 km
- Hamilton, Massachusetts 15 km
- Ipswich, Massachusetts 16 km
- Salem Sound 16 km
- Rowley, Massachusetts 20 km
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