
Huguenot Fort - Oxford, MA
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Huguenot Fort is a historic fortification site on Fort Hill Road in Oxford, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM51T4
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2008
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Huguenot Fort is a historic fortification site on Fort Hill Road in Oxford, Massachusetts.The original fort was built in 1694 by Huguenots, Protestant immigrants who were fleeing Catholic persecution in France. The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1988.
Street address: Oxford, MA 01540
 County / Borough / Parish: Wocester
 Year listed: 1988
 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
 Periods of significance: 1650-1699, 1700-1749
 Historic function: Defense
 Current function: Recreation And Culture
 Privately owned?: no
 Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
 Season start / Season finish: Not listed
 Hours of operation: Not listed
 Secondary Website 1: Not listed
 Secondary Website 2: Not listed
 National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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