Castle Williams
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Castle Williams is a circular fortification of red sandstone on the northwest point of Governors Island, part of a system of forts designed and constructed in the early 19th century to protect New York City from naval attack. It is a prominent landmark in New York Harbor. Together with Fort Jay, it is managed by the National Park Service as part of Governors Island National Monument.
1807 Website,
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- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- New York City Landmark page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
- FortWiki page@
- Tripadvisor page@
Location: 40.6928, -74.0192, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Capture of Turtle Bay Depot ⓘ
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Reconquest of New Netherland ⓘ
1673 Dutch conquest of New York City -

New York Slave Revolt of 1712 ⓘ
slave rebellion in New York City in 1712 -

Battle of Long Island ⓘ
1776 first major battle of the American Revolutionary War to take place after the Declaration of Independence -

Landing at Kip's Bay ⓘ
1776 action during American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Harlem Heights ⓘ
1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Pell's Point ⓘ
1776 battle -

Battle of Fort Washington ⓘ
1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Fort Lee ⓘ
1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Short Hills ⓘ
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Staten Island ⓘ
1777 Part of the American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Paulus Hook ⓘ
1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Connecticut Farms ⓘ
1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Springfield ⓘ
1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War -

Battle of Bull's Ferry ⓘ
1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War -

Kieft's War ⓘ
conflict between the colonial province of New Netherland and the Wappinger and Lenape Indians in what is now New York and New Jersey. -

Peach Tree War ⓘ
conflict -

Castellammarese War ⓘ
Italian-American Mafia war -
Battery Weed ⓘ
NY location listed on National Register of historic Places -

Battery Gunnison ⓘ
US Army coast artillery gun emplacement -

Battery Kingman ⓘ
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Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle ⓘ
historic fort in Brooklyn, New York City -

Fort Bergen ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company -

Fort Communipaw ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company -

Fort Fish ⓘ
former fort in New York City's Central Park -

Fort Flatbush ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company -

Fort Governors Island ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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Fort Gravesend ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company -
Fort Hancock ⓘ
fort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey -

Fort New Utrecht ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company -

Fort Schuyler ⓘ
fort in The Bronx, New York City -
Fort Totten ⓘ
historic fort in Queens, New York City -

Fort Wadsworth ⓘ
fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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Fort Washington ⓘ
former fort in Manhattan
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Fort Amsterdam ⓘ
fort on the southern tip of Manhattan, New York during the colonial period (1625–1788) -

Fort Jay ⓘ
coastal star fort in New York City

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Fort Wood ⓘ
fort in New York Harbor -
Castle Williams ⓘ
fort

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Castle Clinton ⓘ
former fortress in New York City -
Blockhouse No. 1 ⓘ
fort in New York City's Central Park -

Fort Gansevoort ⓘ
American fort -

Fort Tompkins ⓘ
fort on Staten Island, New York -

Fort Slocum ⓘ
United States Army base in New York -

Fort Tilden ⓘ
park and historic military installation in New York City

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USS Growler ⓘ
1958 Grayback-class submarine -

Harbor Defense Museum ⓘ
military museum in Brooklyn New York, United States -

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ⓘ
aerospace, military, and maritime history museum in New York City, New York, USA
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HMS Liverpool ⓘ
1758 Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1609 | New Netherland | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Capture of Turtle Bay Depot | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1664 | Conquest of New Netherland | Dutch Republic, battle, Kingdom of England, annexation, invasion, capitulation, landing operation, marine navigation | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1673 | Reconquest of New Netherland | battle, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1712 | New York Slave Revolt of 1712 | slave rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1776 | Battle of Long Island | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1776 | Landing at Kip's Bay | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1776 | Battle of Harlem Heights | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1776 | Battle of Pell's Point | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1776 | Battle of Fort Washington | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1776 | Battle of Fort Lee | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of Short Hills | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1777 | Battle of Staten Island | Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1779 | Battle of Paulus Hook | United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1780 | Battle of Connecticut Farms | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1780 | Battle of Springfield | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1780 | Battle of Bull's Ferry | United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1643 | Kieft's War | war, Mohawk, Lenape, Algonquian peoples, Wappinger, New Netherland, Raritan tribe, Mahican | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1655 | Peach Tree War | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1930 | Castellammarese War | war | Wikidata |
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | New York City Landmark page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Tripadvisor page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | Fenian Ram | preserved watercraft, submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Holland I | submarine | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Shearwater | schooner | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | SS El Sol | ocean liner, cargo ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Colahan | destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Ling | attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS PC-1217 | submarine chaser, PC-461-class submarine chaser | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS PC-1264 | submarine chaser, PC-461-class submarine chaser | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | Yankee | ferry | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1941 | John B. Caddell | tanker | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1910 | Sperry Corporation | arms industry, business, electronics industry, enterprise, instrumentation engineering | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1979 | Kimber Manufacturing | organization, arms industry, weapons manufacturing company, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1996 | Henry Repeating Arms | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | Crescent Shipyard | shipyard | Wikidata | |
| organisation | factory | Gas Engine & Power Company & Charles L. Seabury Company | shipyard | Wikidata | |
| organisation | factory | 1801 | Brooklyn Navy Yard | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | factory | 1917 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | shipyard, shipbuilding | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding | Sullivan Drydock and Repair Corporation | shipbuilding, company | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1885 | Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company | shipbuilding, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | Adam and Noah Brown | shipbuilding, shipbuilding company | Wikidata | |
| site | artillery battery | 1861 | Battery Weed | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1904 | Battery Gunnison | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | 1917 | Battery Kingman | artillery battery | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Bergen | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Communipaw | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Fish | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Flatbush | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Governors Island | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Gravesend | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Hancock | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort New Utrecht | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Schuyler | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Totten | artillery fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Wadsworth | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Washington | destroyed building or structure, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1625 | Fort Amsterdam | fort, destroyed building or structure | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1794 | Fort Jay | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1806 | Fort Wood | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1807 | Castle Williams | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1808 | Castle Clinton | public aquarium, beer garden, National Park Service, fortress, theatre building | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1812 | Blockhouse No. 1 | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1812 | Fort Gansevoort | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1861 | Fort Tompkins | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1862 | Fort Slocum | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1917 | Fort Tilden | fort, National Park Service, United States Army | Wikidata |
| site | museum | USS Growler | preserved watercraft, Grayback-class submarine, museum ship, submarine | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | USS Intrepid | preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1980 | Harbor Defense Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1982 | Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum | aviation museum, cultural institution, military museum, maritime museum, nonprofit organization | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2009 | New Jersey Naval Museum | maritime museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1758 | HMS Liverpool | Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate, sixth-rate frigate, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Off Governors Island | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bay and Harbor from near Fort Castle William, painting (MET, 54.90.9) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | New-York-City,-Governors-Island,-Castle-Williams-(1996) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Port of New York | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HABS LOC NY1394 - 16 Looking North toward southern tip of Manhattan cropped cleaned | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Williams Turret | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1825 Wall and Hill View of New York City from the Hudson River Port Folio - Geographicus - NewYorkGovernorsIsland-hudsonriver-1825 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Williams from the battery LCCN2003664751 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Williams New York September 2016 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Williams New York September 2016 | Commons | ||











