Spinnaker Island (Massachusetts)
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Spinnaker Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. The island is located just offshore from the town of Hull, to which it is connected by a bridge, and is one of the few harbor islands that does not form part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.[1]
In 1920 Fort Duvall, a coastal artillery battery, was constructed on Spinnaker Island—which was known as Little Hog Island at that time. The fort was put into caretaker status after World War II, but was later reactivated to house the IFC (Integrated Fire Control) and radar systems for a Nike missile site. The missile launchers for this site were located in what is now the Webb Memorial State Park, on the other side of Hingham Bay. The missile site was deactivated in 1974 and the island was subsequently used by the Hull public school system. Since 1987 the island has been redeveloped as a condominium and marina complex.[2]
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- ^ Spinnaker Island Factsheet. Boston Harbor Islands Partnership. Retrieved on August 9, 2006.
- ^ Nike Sites of Boston. Retrieved on August 23, 2006.
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