Fort Lee
From Salem Links and Lore
- Fort Lee started as an earthwork and gun platform around 1690, enlarged and modernized in 1742. It is located at the Salem Willows area and is star-shaped. It was used in the time periods of: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, and 1850-1874.
- The last active role that Fort Lee had was against Confederate Raiders during the Civil War.
- It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
During the bicentennial time period, a push to clean up the Salem forts, both Pickering and Lee led to a formation of a Salem Bicentennial Commission. They will sponsor a dedication to Fort Lee, on June 20th, 1976.
See Also
- "Salem's forts: strongholds of history" Salem Evening News, May 4, 1976, p.8
