Huguenot Fort

Huguenot Fort

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location= Oxford, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 5
lat_seconds = 55
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 50
long_seconds = 50
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1694
architect=
architecture=
added = April 27, 1988
governing_body = Local
refnum=88000424cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Huguenot Fort is a historic fortification site on Fort Hill Road in Oxford, Massachusetts.

The original fort was built in 1694 by Huguenots, Protestant immigrants who were fleeing Catholic persecution in France. The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1988.

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