Fort Jay

Fort Jay is a coastal bastion fort and the name of a former United States Army post on Governors Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. Fort Jay is the oldest existing defensive structure on the island, and was named for John Jay, a member of the Federalist Party, New York governor, Chief Justice of the United States, Secretary of State, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. It was built in 1794 to defend Upper New York Bay, but has served other purposes. From 1806 to 1904 it was named Fort Columbus, presumably for explorer Christopher Columbus. Today, the National Park Service administers Fort Jay and Castle Williams as the Governors Island National Monument.

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Fort Columbus
fort, Governors Island, 

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  Capture of Turtle Bay Depot ⓘ
  

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  Conquest of New Netherland ⓘ
  1664 English invasion

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  Reconquest of New Netherland ⓘ
  1673 Dutch conquest of New York City

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

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

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

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  Battle of Harlem Heights ⓘ
  1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

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  Battle of Pell's Point ⓘ
  1776 battle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  Battle of Springfield ⓘ
  1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War

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

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  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.

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  Peach Tree War ⓘ
  conflict

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  Castellammarese War ⓘ
  Italian-American Mafia war

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  Battery Weed ⓘ
  NY location listed on National Register of historic Places

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  Battery Gunnison ⓘ
  US Army coast artillery gun emplacement

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  Battery Kingman ⓘ
  

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

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  Fort Bergen ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  Fort Communipaw ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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

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  Fort Flatbush ⓘ
  fort used by the Dutch West India Company

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  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

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  Fort Hancock ⓘ
  fort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey

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

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  Fort Schuyler ⓘ
  fort in The Bronx, New York City

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  Fort Totten ⓘ
  historic fort in Queens, New York City

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  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)

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  Fort Jay ⓘ
  coastal star fort in New York City  

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  Fort Wood ⓘ
  fort in New York Harbor

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  Castle Williams ⓘ
  fort  

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  Castle Clinton ⓘ
  former fortress in New York City

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  Blockhouse No. 1 ⓘ
  fort in New York City's Central Park

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  Fort Gansevoort ⓘ
  American fort

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  Fort Tompkins ⓘ
  fort on Staten Island, New York

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  Fort Slocum ⓘ
  United States Army base in New York

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

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  USS Growler ⓘ
  1958 Grayback-class submarine

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  USS Intrepid ⓘ
  1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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

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  Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ⓘ
  aerospace, military, and maritime history museum in New York City, New York, USA

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  New Jersey Naval Museum ⓘ
  American museum

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  HMS Liverpool ⓘ
  1758 Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate

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1794 Fort Jay

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1664 Conquest of New Netherland

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1673 Reconquest of New Netherland

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1712 New York Slave Revolt of 1712

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1776 Battle of Long Island

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1776 Landing at Kip's Bay

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1776 Battle of Harlem Heights

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1776 Battle of Pell's Point

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1776 Battle of Fort Washington

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1776 Battle of Fort Lee

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1777 Battle of Short Hills

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1777 Battle of Staten Island

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1779 Battle of Paulus Hook

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1780 Battle of Connecticut Farms

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1780 Battle of Springfield

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1780 Battle of Bull's Ferry

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1643 — 1645 Kieft's War

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1655 Peach Tree War

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1930 — 1931 Castellammarese War

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1861 Battery Weed

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1904 Battery Gunnison

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1917 Battery Kingman

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1625 Fort Amsterdam

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1806 Fort Wood

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1807 Castle Williams

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1808 Castle Clinton

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1812 Blockhouse No. 1

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1812 Fort Gansevoort

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1861 Fort Tompkins

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1862 Fort Slocum

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1917 Fort Tilden

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1980 Harbor Defense Museum

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1982 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

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2009 — 2016 New Jersey Naval Museum

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1758 HMS Liverpool

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A map of central New York City, c. 1884, with inset map of Central Park

New York - New York City - NARA - 68145662

Army Relief Society garden party, Governors Island National Monument, 1908. (0d232ec5358d439086ccd774df8b37f1)

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Manhattan skyline as seen from the top of Fort Jay, Governors Island (cf59aaa4-1dd8-b71b-0bc9-2c151d8368d2)

Governors Island Oct 2009- Fort Jay (4020286034)

Governors Island Oct 2009- Fort Jay (4019520603)

Fort Jay New York September 2016 001

Fort Jay New York September 2016 002

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 page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		New York City Landmark page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts 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		A map of central New York City, c. 1884, with inset map of Central Park		Commons
commons	image		New York - New York City - NARA - 68145662		Commons
commons	image		Army Relief Society garden party, Governors Island National Monument, 1908. (0d232ec5358d439086ccd774df8b37f1)		Commons
commons	image		FortJay		Commons
commons	image		FortJay		Commons
commons	image		Manhattan skyline as seen from the top of Fort Jay, Governors Island (cf59aaa4-1dd8-b71b-0bc9-2c151d8368d2)		Commons
commons	image		Governors Island Oct 2009- Fort Jay (4020286034)		Commons
commons	image		Governors Island Oct 2009- Fort Jay (4019520603)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Jay New York September 2016 001		Commons
commons	image		Fort Jay New York September 2016 002		Commons