Fort Tompkins
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Fort Tompkins may refer to:
- Fort Tompkins (Sackets Harbor, New York)Fort Tompkins (Sackets Harbor, New York)Fort Tompkins is a former fort overlooking Sackets Harbor, New York. A minor redoubt in a fortified line of four such "forts" anchored at Fort Pike on the Bay protecting the land side of Sackets Harbor.-Source:*...
, a former fort in Sackets Harbor, New YorkSackets Harbor, New YorkSackets Harbor is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census. The village was named after land developer and owner Augustus Sackett, who founded it in the early 19th century.The Village of Sackets Harbor is within the western part of the... - Fort Tompkins (Buffalo, New York)Fort Tompkins (Buffalo, New York)Fort Tompkins is a former fort in Buffalo, New York, overlooking the Niagara River. Built in August 1812 on top of the bluff at the bend of Niagara Street. Large earthwork mounting seven guns, and was the largest of eight batteries erected that summer. Also called Fort Adams. To the South was Old...
, a former fort in Buffalo, New YorkBuffalo, New YorkBuffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... - Fort Tompkins (Plattsburgh, New York)Fort Tompkins (Plattsburgh, New York)Fort Tompkins is a former fort in Plattsburgh, New York. After the British defeat at the Battle of Plattsburgh, two additional forts were added near Forts Brown, Moreau, and Scott. Fort Tompkins, was constructed South West of Brown and contained three cannons...
, a former fort in Plattsburgh, New York - Fort Tompkins QuadrangleFort Tompkins QuadrangleFort Tompkins Quadrangle, also known as Fort Tompkins, is a fort on Staten Island, perhaps within what is now Fort Wadsworth, or otherwise associated with Building 137 of Fort Wadsworth. It was constructed in 1860...
, a closed fort on Staten IslandStaten IslandStaten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
in New York HarborNew York HarborNew York Harbor refers to the waterways of the estuary near the mouth of the Hudson River that empty into New York Bay. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. Although the U.S. Board of Geographic Names does not use the term, New York Harbor has important historical, governmental,...