Lind Point Fort

Lind Point Fort, located northwest of Cruz Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, is a historic site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

Lind Point Fort
Lind Point Fort is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Lind Point Fort
LocationNorthwest of Cruz Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates18°20′12″N 64°47′52″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1807
MPSVirgin Islands National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.81000085[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1981

It was built by the British as a battery site, commanding Cruz Bay, during the Napoleonic Wars. The site includes a semi-circular earthwork ruin. It is protected within a National Park.[2]

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