Fort Jay

coastal star fort in New York City

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1794 fort, Governors Island, Harbor Defenses of New York, United States of America, 

• National Register of Historic Places entry^@
• New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission entry^@
• Freebase entry^@
• Google Maps entry^@
• FortWiki article^@
• Tripadvisor page^@

Location: 40.69111111, -74.01638889, ///firmly.simple.thank, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML

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Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	National Register of Historic Places entry@				Wikidata
link	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission entry@				Wikidata
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Google Maps entry@				Wikidata
link	FortWiki article@				Wikidata
link	Tripadvisor page@				Wikidata
base	Camp Mills		military base		Wikidata
base	Camp Shanks		military base		Wikidata
base	Colonels Row		subdivision, barracks		Wikidata
base	Fort Denonville	1687	military base		Wikidata
base	Fort Hamilton	1825	military base, United States Army, tripadvisor		Wikidata
base	Fort Tryon	1935	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, historic district, military base, urban park		Wikidata
base	Fort Wadsworth	1663	United States Navy, military base, neighborhood, United States Army		Wikidata
base	Naval Station New York		naval station		Wikidata
museum	Harbor Defense Museum	1980	military museum		Wikidata
image	Fort Jay New York September 2016 001	2016			Wikimedia
image	Fort Jay New York September 2016 002	2016			Wikimedia