Fort Tompkins Quadrangle
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Fort 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. The site was first fortified with a 1663 blockhouse and then during the Revolutionary War as the American redoubt
Flagstaff Fort
(1776), taken by the British it was enlarged and used to 1783. NYS started a masonry fort in 1807 - 1812. In the early 1840s Cpt. Robert E. Lee
from Fort Hamilton
proposed rebuilding the Staten Island works, which was done in 1860. Controlled Forts Morton, Hudson, and Richmond (Water Battery, later Battery Weed
). It is the last of four forts in the U.S. named Fort Tompkins
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City, situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower halves, a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay and Manhattan beyond. Prior to closing in 1994 it claimed to be the longest...
, or otherwise associated with Building 137 of Fort Wadsworth. It was constructed in 1860. The site was first fortified with a 1663 blockhouse and then during the Revolutionary War as the American redoubt
Redoubt
A redoubt is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, though others are constructed of stone or brick. It is meant to protect soldiers outside the main defensive line and can be a permanent structure or a...
Flagstaff Fort
Flagstaff Fort
A Patriot Redoubt built in June of 1776, located on Signal Hill at the narrows on Staten Island. Site of an earlier 1663 blockhouse by De Vries . Taken by the British in 1776 and by July 1779 a redoubt with gun platforms for 26 cannon were built. In 1782 had five bastions. Evacuated 1783...
(1776), taken by the British it was enlarged and used to 1783. NYS started a masonry fort in 1807 - 1812. In the early 1840s Cpt. Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
from Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton
Historic Fort Hamilton is located in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst, and is one of several posts that are part of the region which is headquartered by the Military District of Washington...
proposed rebuilding the Staten Island works, which was done in 1860. Controlled Forts Morton, Hudson, and Richmond (Water Battery, later Battery Weed
Battery Weed
Battery Weed is a substantial three-tiered 19th century fortification guarding the Narrows, the main approach from the Atlantic Ocean to New York City...
). It is the last of four forts in the U.S. named Fort Tompkins
Fort Tompkins
Fort Tompkins may refer to:*Fort Tompkins , a former fort in Sackets Harbor, New York*Fort Tompkins , a former fort in Buffalo, New York*Fort Tompkins , a former fort in Plattsburgh, New York...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1974.