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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1811-1937) - | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1811-1937) - A [[Second System]] star shaped fort completed in 1811 on Bedloe's Island, in New York Harbor. Named after Colonel Eleazer Derby Wood (1873-1814). Abandoned by the Army in 1937. | ||
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Revision as of 11:47, 18 April 2011
Fort Wood (2) (1811-1937) - A Second System star shaped fort completed in 1811 on Bedloe's Island, in New York Harbor. Named after Colonel Eleazer Derby Wood (1873-1814). Abandoned by the Army in 1937.
Fort Wood (2) History
Current Status
Now a part of Statue of Liberty National Monument on Liberty Island.
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Location: New York County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 40.69 Long: -74.045278 |
Sources:
- 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 594-596
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