S of Gulfport on Ship Island, in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulfport, Mississippi. County/parish: Harrison.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 21, 1971. NRIS 71000067.
1 contributing structure.
Fort Massachusetts is a fort on West Ship Island along the Mississippi Gulf Coast of the United States. It was built following the War of 1812, with brick walls during 1859–1866, and remained in use until 1903. Currently, it is a historical tourist attraction within the Gulf Islands National Seashore. The fort is located about halfway along the north shore of West Ship Island, near a boat pier.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73891209