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Located here were the Alger Garrison (built 1651 by brothers Andrew and Arthur Alger, attacked and abandoned in 1675, both men killed), and Burnham's Garrison (built before 1675) at Blue Point. Richard Foxwell's Garrison (1650 ?) was located on Cascade (Foxwell) Brook, part of the Blue Point settlement.
Below are excerpts from the Castle Island Association's brochure, which describes some of the rich history of the fort: In 1634, Governor Dudley of Massachusetts Bay Colony, selected Castle Island for the sea defense of Boston. The first fortifications were an earthwork and two platforms, with three cannons. A pine log fort (1644), the second fort, was replaced with a more substantial structure in 1653.