Acushnet Fort

Acushnet Fort was a fort that existed from 1776 to around 1815 on Eldridge Point in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Rebuilt in 1808, it could accommodate 40 men and had six guns and a magazine. By the time Fort Rodman was built in the 1850s, the fort no longer existed.[1]

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Coordinates: 41°35′35.54″N 70°54′6.59″W / 41.5932056°N 70.9018306°W / 41.5932056; -70.9018306

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