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Late 19th century engraving showing a view of the fort from Boston Harbor

Fort Winthrop was a defensive fortification in Boston Harbor named after John Winthrop, the early governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was built on Governors Island, which had been granted to Winthrop in 1632. His family owned the island until 1808, when it was acquired for the construction of the fort.^[1] Governor's Island, which was separated from other islands and the mainland by extensive mudflats, was joined to the mainland in the 20th century and is now part of Logan International Airport.

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^ "Boston Illustrated - VI - The Harbor". Boston And New York Houghton, Mifflin And Company (1891). Retrieved October 15, 2006.

42°21′07″N 71°00′43″W / 42.35194°N 71.01194°W / 42.35194; -71.01194

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[bostill-1] "Boston Illustrated - VI - The Harbor". Boston And New York Houghton, Mifflin And Company (1891). Retrieved October 15, 2006.

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+[[Image:FortWinthrop.png|thumb|right|Late 19th century engraving showing a view of the fort from Boston Harbor]]
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-'''Fort Winthrop''', was a defensive fortification named after [[John Winthrop|Governor John Winthrop]], whose family was granted the island in [[1632]] and owned it until [[1808]], when it was acquired for the construction of the fort.<ref name="bostill">{{cite web| title = Boston Illustrated - VI - The Harbor | url = http://kellscraft.com/bostonillustrated/bostonillustrated06.html | publisher = Boston And New York Houghton, Mifflin And Company (1891) | accessdate = October 15, 2006 }}</ref> It was located on [[Governors Island (Massachusetts)|Governors Island]] in Boston Harbor.
+'''Fort Winthrop''' was a defensive fortification in [[Boston Harbor]] named after [[John Winthrop]], the early governor of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]. It was built on [[Governors Island (Massachusetts)|Governors Island]], which had been granted to Winthrop in 1632.  His family owned the island until 1808, when it was acquired for the construction of the fort.<ref name="bostill">{{cite web| title = Boston Illustrated - VI - The Harbor | url = http://kellscraft.com/bostonillustrated/bostonillustrated06.html | publisher = Boston And New York Houghton, Mifflin And Company (1891) | accessdate = October 15, 2006 }}</ref> Governor's Island, which was separated from other islands and the mainland by extensive mudflats, was joined to the mainland in the 20th century and is now part of [[Logan International Airport]].
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