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	'''Fort Hamilton''' (1825-Current) - Originally designed as a [[Third System]] Coastal Defense fort constructed 1825-1831 to protect the New York Narrows from the Brooklyn side of the river in Kings County, New York. Named after [[Alexander Hamilton]], first Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Active military post.
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	~~\|width="50%"\|[[Image:Fort Hamilton 10inch Gun Loading.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|left\|Loading 10" Gun, 1908]]~~
	~~\|width="50%"\|[[Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01938v.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|Rear of 10" Battery, 1908]]~~
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	~~== History ==~~
	~~{{HDSouthernNewYork}} Originally established to protect the Narrows entrance to New York Harbor.~~

	Fort Hamilton was built as a small dual-purpose fort providing seaward and landward defenses at the New York Narrows, the site of present-day Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Construction was started on 11 Jun 1825 with the laying of the cornerstone by the French engineer, [[Simon Bernard]]. The Fort was completed in 1831 and first garrisoned on 1 Nov 1831 by Battery F, [[4th U.S. Artillery]].

	~~Some distinguished military men served at the Fort including Captain [[Robert E. Lee]], post engineer from 1841 to 1846, and Captain [[Abner Doubleday]], post commander in 1861.~~
	~~== [[U.S. Civil War]] (1861-1865) ==~~
	~~Fort Hamilton's garrison expanded during the [[U.S. Civil War]] and in 1863 it was called upon to help put down the New York City draft riots.~~
	~~== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910) ==~~
	Between 1893 and 1905 eleven reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] gun batteries were built on the Fort Hamilton reservation. In June of 1908 the batteries of Fort Hamilton, [[Fort Wadsworth]], [[Fort Schuyler (1)]] and [[Fort Hancock (2)]] participated in a mock battle against an invading force that saw most of the gun batteries firing at towed targets with reduced charges. The first day of the exercise saw the batteries firing full charges for calibration of the weapons. The Regular Army Coast Artillery units were paired up with National Guard units to maximize the training experience. In addition to the damage done to on-post and off-post buildings and property caused by concussion, two members of the 9th Coast Artillery were killed by "blowback" from one of the guns of [[Battery Dix]] at [[Fort Wadsworth]]. The pictures above and those in the gallery below show Fort Hamilton's participation in that event.
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	~~{{FtHamiltonEndicott}}~~
	~~[[Image:Fort Hamilton Plan 1935.jpg\|thumb\|left\|795px\|Fort Hamilton Plan 1935]]~~
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	~~== [[World War I]] (1917-1918) ==~~
	~~During [[World War I]] Fort Hamilton was a processing center for hundreds of thousands of American troops shipping out to France.~~
	~~== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==~~
	~~{{FtHamilton(1)WWII}}~~
	~~{{Clr}}~~
	During [[World War II]] Fort Hamilton served as a processed center for 3 million troops headed for Europe. At the end of the war, it processed and discharged the returning veterans. After the war, the building of the Verrazano Bridge in 1959 resulted in the destruction of the parade ground and most of the brick barracks.
	~~== Current Status ==~~
	Fort Hamilton is an active duty Army post with 5000 full-time active duty personnel serving 126 Army Reserve units, 100,000 military retirees, and numerous Department of Defense agencies throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. A part of the [[U.S. Army Military District of Washington]].
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	~~(F) 40.60866, -74.03253,~~ Fort Hamilton
	~~(1825-Current)~~
	~~(B) 40.57467, -74.01038, Battery AMTB 18 - Norton Point~~
	~~(1942-1946)~~
	~~(B) 40.57396, -74.007667, Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point~~
	(~~1943-1946)~~
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	~~'''Location:''' East side of the Verrazano Narrows at the base of the Verrazano Bridge, Kings County, New York.~~

	~~{{Mapit-US-cityscale\|40.6086584\|-74.0325308}}~~
	* Elevation: 30-40'
	\|}

	~~'''Sources:'''~~
	* {{Roberts}}, page 557
	* {{Weaver}}, page 111-113

	~~'''Links:'''~~
	* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nycity3.html#harbor North American Forts - Fort Hamilton]
	* [http://www.hamilton.army.mil/default.asp?page=museum Fort Hamilton Museum]
	* [http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/forts/fortsE_L/hamiltonFort.htm New York ~~State Military Museum]~~
	* {{CDSGMainLink}}
	~~{{Visited\|No}}~~

	~~==Picture Gallery==~~
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01929v.jpg\|Lt. Col. Henry H. Ludlow, Fort Commander, 17 Jun 1908~~
	~~Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01930v.jpg\|Observation Tower~~
	~~Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01933v.jpg\|Firing 10" Gun~~
	~~Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01936v.jpg\|Loading 12" Gun~~
	~~Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01937v.jpg\|Cleaning 12" Gun~~
	~~Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01941r.jpg\|Lined up for Mess~~
	~~Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01943v.jpg\|Observations Tower(s)~~
	~~</gallery>~~

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	~~[[Category:New York All]]~~
	~~[[Category:New York Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:New York Kings County]]~~
	~~[[Category:Coastal Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Third System Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Endicott Period Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:World War I Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:World War I Coastal Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:World War II Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:World War II Coastal Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Harbor Defense of Southern New York]]~~
	~~[[Category:U.S. Army Military District of Washington]]~~
	~~[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]~~
	~~[[Category:New York City Forts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Active Military Installation]]~~
	~~[[Category:New York Not Visited]]~~
	~~[[Category:Missing Battery]]~~

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	'''~~{{PAGENAME}}~~''' (1825-Current) - Originally designed as a [[Third System]] Coastal Defense fort constructed 1825-1831 to protect the New York Narrows from the Brooklyn side of the river in Kings County, New York. Named after [[Alexander Hamilton]], first Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Active military post.		'''Fort Hamilton''' (1825-Current) - Originally designed as a [[Third System]] Coastal Defense fort constructed 1825-1831 to protect the New York Narrows from the Brooklyn side of the river in Kings County, New York. Named after [[Alexander Hamilton]], first Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Active military post.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1825-Current) - Originally designed as a [[Third System]] Coastal Defense fort constructed 1825-1831 to protect the New York Narrows from the Brooklyn side of the river in Kings County, New York. Named after [[Alexander Hamilton]], first Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Active military post.
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|-
|colspan="2"|[[Image:Fort Hamilton Aerial 1924.jpg|thumb|center|795px|Fort Hamilton 1924 Aerial View]]
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== History ==
{{HDSouthernNewYork}} Originally established to protect the Narrows entrance to New York Harbor.

Fort Hamilton was built as a small dual-purpose fort providing seaward and landward defenses at the New York Narrows, the site of present-day Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Construction was started on 11 Jun 1825 with the laying of the cornerstone by the French engineer, [[Simon Bernard]]. The Fort was completed in 1831 and first garrisoned on 1 Nov 1831 by Battery F, [[4th U.S. Artillery]].

Some distinguished military men served at the Fort including Captain [[Robert E. Lee]], post engineer from 1841 to 1846, and Captain [[Abner Doubleday]], post commander in 1861.
== [[U.S. Civil War]] (1861-1865) ==
Fort Hamilton's garrison expanded during the [[U.S. Civil War]] and in 1863 it was called upon to help put down the New York City draft riots.
== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910) ==
Between 1893 and 1905 eleven reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] gun batteries were built on the Fort Hamilton reservation. In June of 1908 the batteries of Fort Hamilton, [[Fort Wadsworth]], [[Fort Schuyler (1)]] and [[Fort Hancock (2)]] participated in a mock battle against an invading force that saw most of the gun batteries firing at towed targets with reduced charges. The first day of the exercise saw the batteries firing full charges for calibration of the weapons. The Regular Army Coast Artillery units were paired up with National Guard units to maximize the training experience. In addition to the damage done to on-post and off-post buildings and property caused by concussion, two members of the 9th Coast Artillery were killed by "blowback" from one of the guns of [[Battery Dix]] at [[Fort Wadsworth]]. The pictures above and those in the gallery below show Fort Hamilton's participation in that event.
{{Clr}}
{{FtHamiltonEndicott}}
[[Image:Fort Hamilton Plan 1935.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Fort Hamilton Plan 1935]]
{{Clr}}

== [[World War I]] (1917-1918) ==
During [[World War I]] Fort Hamilton was a processing center for hundreds of thousands of American troops shipping out to France.
== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) ==
{{FtHamilton(1)WWII}}
{{Clr}}
During [[World War II]] Fort Hamilton served as a processed center for 3 million troops headed for Europe. At the end of the war, it processed and discharged the returning veterans. After the war, the building of the Verrazano Bridge in 1959 resulted in the destruction of the parade ground and most of the brick barracks.
== Current Status ==
Fort Hamilton is an active duty Army post with 5000 full-time active duty personnel serving 126 Army Reserve units, 100,000 military retirees, and numerous Department of Defense agencies throughout the greater New York City metropolitan area. A part of the [[U.S. Army Military District of Washington]].
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(F) 40.60866, -74.03253, Fort Hamilton
(1825-Current)
(B) 40.57467, -74.01038, Battery AMTB 18 - Norton Point
(1942-1946)
(B) 40.57396, -74.007667, Battery AMTB 19 - Norton Point
(1943-1946)
</googlemap>
|valign="top"|
'''Location:''' East side of the Verrazano Narrows at the base of the Verrazano Bridge, Kings County, New York.

{{Mapit-US-cityscale|40.6086584|-74.0325308}}
* Elevation: 30-40'
|}

'''Sources:'''
* {{Roberts}}, page 557
* {{Weaver}}, page 111-113

'''Links:'''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nycity3.html#harbor North American Forts - Fort Hamilton]
* [http://www.hamilton.army.mil/default.asp?page=museum Fort Hamilton Museum]
* [http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/forts/fortsE_L/hamiltonFort.htm New York State Military Museum]
* {{CDSGMainLink}}
{{Visited|No}}

==Picture Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01929v.jpg|Lt. Col. Henry H. Ludlow, Fort Commander, 17 Jun 1908
Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01930v.jpg|Observation Tower
Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01933v.jpg|Firing 10" Gun
Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01936v.jpg|Loading 12" Gun
Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01937v.jpg|Cleaning 12" Gun
Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01941r.jpg|Lined up for Mess
Image:Fort Hamilton Bain LOC 01943v.jpg|Observations Tower(s)
</gallery>

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[[Category:All]]
[[Category:New York All]]
[[Category:New York Forts]]
[[Category:New York Kings County]]
[[Category:Coastal Forts]]
[[Category:Third System Forts]]
[[Category:Endicott Period Forts]]
[[Category:World War I Forts]]
[[Category:World War I Coastal Forts]]
[[Category:World War II Forts]]
[[Category:World War II Coastal Forts]]
[[Category:Harbor Defense of Southern New York]]
[[Category:U.S. Army Military District of Washington]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:New York City Forts]]
[[Category:Active Military Installation]]
[[Category:New York Not Visited]]
[[Category:Missing Battery]]

Fort Hamilton (1) - Revision history

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