Fort Schuyler (1)

Fort Schuyler (1) (1833-1934) - A Third System coastal defense fort built on Throggs Neck peninsula, New York. Construction began in 1833 and the fort was dedicated in 1856 when it was 75% complete. Named after General Philip Schuyler, Major General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, United States Senator from New York, who died in 1804. The last garrison was removed from the Fort on 1 May 1934. Fort Schuyler, Bldg. 1, 1878 Commanding Officer Qtrs Fort Schuyler, Bldg. 22, 1883 Hospital (18 to 24 Beds) Fort Schuyler Aerial View 1924 History Part of the Harbor Defense of Eastern New York. Fort Schuyler and Fort Totten were both established as Third System to protect New York City from a sea attack by closing the western end of Long Island Sound. Built-in the French style, the fort was meant for both land and sea defense and could accommodate a garrison of 1,250 men. Between 1845 and 1856, 312 seacoast and garrison guns, 6 field pieces, and 134 heavy guns were installed. The fort itself was built in an irregular pentagon with granite brought from Greenwich, Connecticut. Three bastions faced the water side of Throggs Neck and, on the land side, a drawbridge and tunnel provided the entrance to the fort. U.S. Civil War During the later years of the U.S. Civil War, 1864-65, Fort Schuyler was used to house up to 500 Confederate prisoners of war. Endicott Period Fort Schuyler, Bldg. 40, 1892 Mess Hall (200 men) Modernization of the fort began in 1896 during the Endicott Period and several batteries of large caliber coastal defense guns were installed and the coastal artillery garrisoned the fort. The last garrison was removed on 1 May 1934 and the property was transferred to the State of New York effective 30 Jun 1934. Fort Schuyler Plan Fort Schuyler (1) Endicott Period Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery Gansevoort 2 12" Disappearing 1899-189?-1900-1935 $ 93,442 Battery Hazzard 2 10" Disappearing 1896-1898-1898-1930 $ 74432 Battery Bell 2 5" Balanced Pillar 1899-1900-1900-1917 $ 15,223 Battery Beecher 2 3" Masking Parapet 1898-1900-1900-1920 $ 8,012 Source: CDSG Current Status Between 1934 and 1938, the fort was converted into the New York Public Nautical School and that college still occupies the site. In 1948, that school became the State University of New York Maritime College. The restoration of the fort has continued since 1934. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Throgs Neck, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 40.80525 Long: -73.791561 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 16' GPS Locations: 40.80525, -73.79156 40.80806, -73.79833 Battery Hazzard 40.80639, -73.79389 Battery Gansevoort 40.80500, -73.79110 Battery Bell 40.80611, -73.79167 Battery Beecher See Also: Civil War Union Prisons Sources: Lewis, Emanuel Raymond, Seacoast Fortifications of the United States: An Introductory History, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD, 7th printing, 1993, ISBN 1-55750-502-0, page 50. Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 578-579. Speer, Lonnie R., Portals to Hell:Military Prisons of the Civil War, Stackpole Books, 1997, Mechanicsburg, PA, ISBN 0-8117-0334-7, 410 pages, page 326. Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2041477 Links: Wikipedia North American Forts - Fort Schuyler] Fort History Coastal Defenses Database Visited: No