U.S. Secretary of War described the fort in December 1811 as masonry, 12 guns and brick barracks for 40 men. On the western edge of the island was a circular battery mounting ten guns.
Fort Winthrop was originally named Fort Warren after Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, but that name was transferred to the new fortification constructed on George's Island.
In 1846, the United States government got the rest of the island then began construction of a Third System Fortification. It was a three-story citadel, 16 gun battery star fort.
Today it is part of Boston's Logan Airport.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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