Lind Point Fort

Lind Point Fort, located northwest of Cruz Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, is a historic site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

Lind Point Fort
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Northwest of Cruz Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates	18°20′12″N 64°47′52″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1807
MPS	Virgin Islands National Park MRA
NRHP reference No.	81000085[1]
Added to NRHP	July 23, 1981

It was built by the British as a battery site, commanding Cruz Bay, during the Napoleonic Wars. The site includes a semi-circular earthwork ruin. It is protected within a National Park.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Classified Structure Field Inventory Report: Lind Point Fort". National Park Service. 1981. Retrieved June 1, 2017. With photos.