Fort Sewall Site Plan

Fort Sewall Site Plan (HMOGK)

Location: Marblehead, MA 01945 Essex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 30.498', W 70° 50.515'

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Fort Sewall Site Plan
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A ? Kitchen
B ? Guard Room
C ? Store Room
D ? Dungeon
E ? Magazine
F ? Temporary Magazine

The bomb-proof headquarters, covered with several feet of earth, consists of four rooms (left to right):
Room A - a kitchen with fireplace and well.
Rooms B & C - guard rooms with for officers on duty.
Room D - a small windowless dungeon entered from Room C. A few British or French prisoners were held here briefly.
In the rear of Room C, a curved brick stairway leads to the upper level and magazine entrance. There are two underground ammunition magazines below the upper level.
Town Of Marblehead, Massachusetts
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Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 3:04pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 348674 N 4707858
Decimal Degrees42.50830000, -70.84191667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 30.498', W 70° 50.515'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 30' 29.88" N, 70° 50' 30.90" W
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Area Code(s)781, 617
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8 Fort Sewall Ln, Marblehead MA 01945, US
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