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During the War of 1812, a fort on this site was erected by public subscription to protect against British warships, but it was captured in a sneak attack and dismantled by the frigate Nymphe. With ammunition gone and all nine seafencibles taken prisoner, the townsmen hurled rocks, using their stockings as slings.
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Rockport, Massachusetts · United States
