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Forts in New York state, United States Wikimedia Commons has media related to Forts in New York (state) . This category directly includes all forts in the current New York state area, regardless when they were built or by which country--except for Forts in New York City which are only in its own sub-category.
Pages in category "Forts in New York City" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Fort Brooklyn; D.
Fort Jay is a coastal bastion fort and the name of a former United States Army post on Governors Island in New York Harbor, within New York City.Fort Jay is the oldest existing defensive structure on the island, and was named for John Jay, a member of the Federalist Party, New York governor, Chief Justice of the United States, Secretary of State, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United ...
Forts in Colonial New York (state). Pages in category "Colonial forts in New York (state)" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Pages in category "Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The current fort was built 1847–1861, and was operational as a fort until superseded by new defenses circa 1898. It is now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. It is the last remaining of four forts in New York State named Fort Tompkins. [2]
Fort Montgomery was a fortification built on the west bank of the Hudson River in Highlands, New York by the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Erected in 1776, Fort Montgomery was one of the first major investments by the Americans in strategic construction projects.
Painting of Fort Stevens from 1814 Ft. Stevens (right edge) was part of the northern defenses of New York during the War of 1812, alongside Ft. Clinton, Ft. Fish, and Ft. Laight. Prior to the construction of the fort the location was used by the British during the American Revolution as a battery to bombard New York City after the battle of ...