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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1814-1815) - A [[War of 1812]] earthworks fort established in 1814 in present day Central Park, New York City, New York. Named Fort Fish after [[Nicholas Fish]], then chairman of New York's Committee of Defense. Probably abandoned as a fortification in 1815 at the end of the war. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1814-1815) - A [[War of 1812]] earthworks fort established in 1814 in present day Central Park, New York City, New York. Named Fort Fish after [[Nicholas Fish]], then chairman of New York's Committee of Defense. Probably abandoned as a fortification in 1815 at the end of the war. | ||
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== History of Fort Fish == | == History of Fort Fish == | ||
Established in 1814 during the [[War of 1812]] as an earthworks fort in present day Central Park, New York City. Located along the Old Post Road in McGowans Pass area at the highest point on the bluff overlooking present day Central Park. Fort Fish was the largest and most heavily armed of the three fortifications in the area, [[Nutter’s Battery]], [[Fort Clinton (3)]] and Fort Fish. | Established in 1814 during the [[War of 1812]] as an earthworks fort in present day Central Park, New York City. Located along the Old Post Road in McGowans Pass area at the highest point on the bluff overlooking present day Central Park. Fort Fish was the largest and most heavily armed of the three fortifications in the area, [[Nutter’s Battery]], [[Fort Clinton (3)]] and Fort Fish. | ||
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Fort Fish (1814-1815) - A War of 1812 earthworks fort established in 1814 in present day Central Park, New York City, New York. Named Fort Fish after Nicholas Fish, then chairman of New York's Committee of Defense. Probably abandoned as a fortification in 1815 at the end of the war.
History of Fort FishEstablished in 1814 during the War of 1812 as an earthworks fort in present day Central Park, New York City. Located along the Old Post Road in McGowans Pass area at the highest point on the bluff overlooking present day Central Park. Fort Fish was the largest and most heavily armed of the three fortifications in the area, Nutter’s Battery, Fort Clinton (3) and Fort Fish. Abandoned as a fortification in 1815 at the end of the war. Current StatusNo remains in Central Park.
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