Historic Forts in New York

40 forts across 7 eras · 2 still active military bases today.

Quick Statistics

40

Total forts

7

Eras represented

2

Active bases today

27

Open to visitors

36

Coastal defense

Forts by Era

War of 1812Most common9 · 23%

French & Indian War9 · 23%

Civil War7 · 18%

American Revolution7 · 18%

Spanish-American War & Coastal Defense5 · 13%

World War II2 · 5%

Colonial Era1 · 3%

Map of Forts in New York

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All Forts in New York

Civil WarBattery WeedStaten Island · est. 1845 World War II / Cold WarCamp HeroMontauk · est. 1942 War of 1812Castle ClintonManhattan · est. 1811 War of 1812Castle WilliamsGovernors Island, New York City · est. 1807 American RevolutionFort AmsterdamManhattan · est. 1625 American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil WarFort ColumbusGovernors Island, New York Harbor · est. 1794 French and Indian War, American Revolutionary WarFort Crown PointCrown Point · est. 1759 French and Indian WarFort de La PrésentationOgdensburg · est. 1749 World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War🪖 Active BaseFort DrumJefferson County, near Watertown · est. 1908 French and Indian WarFort EdwardWashington County · est. 1755 War of 1812Fort GansevoortManhattan · est. 1812 War of 1812Fort GibsonEllis Island, New York Harbor · est. 1808 American Revolutionary War, War of 1812Fort GreeneFort Greene, Brooklyn · est. 1776 World War I, World War IIFort H. G. WrightFishers Island, Southold · est. 1898 Civil War🪖 Active BaseFort HamiltonBrooklyn · est. 1831 American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil WarFort JayGovernors Island, New York County (Manhattan) · est. 1794 War of 1812, American Civil WarFort LafayetteBrooklyn / Bay Ridge · est. 1822 Seven Years' WarFort LévisOgdensburg · est. 1759 World War I, World War IIFort MichieSouthold · est. 1900 American RevolutionFort Montgomery (Hudson River)Highlands · est. 1776 Civil War eraFort Montgomery (Lake Champlain)Rouses Point, Champlain, Clinton County · est. 1844 French and Indian War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812Fort NiagaraYoungstown · est. 1726 French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, War of 1812Fort OntarioOswego · est. 1755 Civil WarFort SchuylerBronx · est. 1833 Civil War, World War I, World War IIFort SlocumNew Rochelle · est. 1867 French and Indian War, American Revolutionary WarFort StanwixRome · est. 1758 Spanish-American War, World War I, World War IIFort TerrySouthold, New York · est. 1897 French and Indian War, American Revolutionary WarFort TiconderogaTiconderoga · est. 1755 World War I, World War II, Cold WarFort TildenQueens · est. 1917 War of 1812Fort Tompkins (1812)Buffalo · est. 1812 War of 1812Fort Tompkins (1814)Plattsburgh · est. 1814 Civil WarFort Tompkins (1847)Staten Island · est. 1847 Civil WarFort TottenQueens · est. 1862 Spanish-American WarFort TylerEast Hampton · est. 1898 Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War IIFort WadsworthStaten Island · est. 1663 American RevolutionFort WashingtonWashington Heights, Manhattan · est. 1776 French and Indian WarFort William HenryLake George · est. 1755 War of 1812Fort WoodLiberty Island · est. 1806 17th Century Dutch Colonial PeriodForts of New Netherland War of 1812Madison BarracksSackets Harbor · est. 1813

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