


It served as the headquarters for the Commonwealth Minutemen until 2240, when the Castle was partly destroyed by a gigantic mirelurk queen, and most of the Minutemen leadership wiped out.

Since the Great War, the name of Fort Independence has fallen out of favor, as most residents of the Commonwealth refer to it simply as the Castle. It was one of the first forts in the United States. The Castle, originally known as Fort Independence, is a historic landmark in the Boston area, dating back to the pre- Revolutionary period.
