Fort Hamilton
Historic site · Fort Hamilton, New York
The only active-duty Department of Defense military post remaining in New York City, built between 1825 and 1831. It is a working installation rather than a public historic site: access is through the 101st Street gate to the Harbor Defense Museum, with photo identification.
History
The cornerstone was set by the fort's designer, Simon Bernard, on June 11, 1825. Robert E. Lee was post engineer from 1841 to 1846 and Abner Doubleday commanded the post in 1861. Several structures on the post, including the Robert E. Lee House and Colonels' Row, are on the National Register of Historic Places. When the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was built, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority acquired 36 of the fort's 138 acres for the Brooklyn anchorage, in return for paying for a $12 million renovation of the installation and giving up 10.8 acres of land in Dyker Beach Park.
Visit
Fort Hamilton Parkway at the Narrows, Brooklyn, NY
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