Fort Hamilton

Fort Hamilton
Part of Harbor Defenses of Southern New York
New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York
Fort Hamilton Seal
Fort Hamilton is located in New York City
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton is located in New York
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton is located in the United States
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton
Coordinates40°36′22″N 74°01′51″W / 40.60611°N 74.03083°W / 40.60611; -74.03083
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army
Open to
the public
partly
Conditionpartly demolished, remainder occupied
Site history
Built1825–1831
Built bySimon Bernard
In use1825–present
Garrison information
Current
commander
COL Brian A. Jacobs
Past
commanders
Major Benjamin Kendrick Pierce
Captain Abner Doubleday
Captain Robert E. Lee (post engineer)[1] [failed verification]
GarrisonBrooklyn, New York

Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. It is one of several posts that are part of the region which is headquartered by the Military District of Washington. Its mission is to provide the New York metropolitan area with military installation support for the Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve. The original fort was completed in 1831, with major additions made in the 1870s and 1900s. However, all defenses except about half of the original fort have been demolished or buried.

  1. ^ "Commanders of Fort Hamilton 1831–1987". Official Harbor Defense Museum of Fort Hamilton. Harbor Defense Museum of Fort Hamilton. Retrieved September 17, 2014.