Spinnaker Island (Massachusetts)
- Spinnaker Island (Massachusetts)
Spinnaker Island (formerly known as Little Hog Island) is an island in the Hingham Bay area of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. The island is located just offshore from the town of Hull, to which it is connected by a bridge, and is one of the few harbor islands that neither forms part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area[cite web| title = Spinnaker Island Factsheet | url = http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=spin | publisher = Boston Harbor Islands Partnership | accessdate = August 9 | accessyear = 2006] nor is considered within the municipal limits of the city of Boston.]In 1920 Fort Duvall, a coastal artillery battery, was constructed on Little Hog Island. The fort was put into caretaker status after World War II, but was later reactivated to house the IFC (Integrated Fire Control) and radar systems for a Nike missile site. The missile launchers for this site were located in what is now the Webb Memorial State Park, on the other side of Hingham Bay. The missile site was deactivated in 1974 and the island was subsequently used by the Hull public school system. In 1987 the island was redeveloped as a condominium and marina complex and renamed Spinnaker Island by the new owner.[cite web | url = http://ed-thelen.org/J-McGrath/NDUVALL.HTM | title = Nike Sites of Boston | accessdate = August 23 | accessyear = 2006] ]References
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* [http://spinnakerisland.net/ Spinnaker Island web site]
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