Fort Severn
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Opened | 1808 |
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Owners | United States Naval Academy |
Demolished | 1909 |
In use | 1808–1845 |
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ID | 1997725 |
About Fort Severn
Fort Severn, in present-day Annapolis, Maryland, was built in 1808 on the same site as an earlier American Revolutionary War fort of 1776. Although intended to guard Annapolis harbor from British attack, it never saw action during the War of 1812.