Fort H. G. Wright
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Fort H. G. Wright was a US military installation on Fishers Island
, New York
. It was linked with Fort Terry
, Fort Michie
, and Camp Hero to defend the eastern entrance of Long Island Sound
. Named for Union General Horatio G. Wright.
Fishers Island
Fishers Island, approximately 9 miles long and 1 mile wide, is located at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, 2 miles off the southeastern coast of Connecticut across Fishers Island Sound...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It was linked with Fort Terry
Fort Terry
Fort Terry was a coastal fortification on Plum Island, a small island just off Orient Point, New York, USA. This strategic position afforded it a commanding view over the Atlantic entrance to the commercially vital Long Island Sound. It was established in 1897 and used intermittently through the...
, Fort Michie
Fort Michie
Fort Michie was a US coastal defense site on Great Gull Island, New York. Along with Fort H. G. Wright, Fort Terry and Camp Hero, it defended the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound....
, and Camp Hero to defend the eastern entrance of Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
. Named for Union General Horatio G. Wright.