Fort Lafayette was an island coastal fortification in New York Harbor, built next to Fort Hamilton at the southern tip of what is now Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City. Construction of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge forced the fort's destruction in 1960; the Brooklyn-side bridge pillars now occupy the fort's former foundation site. Nakhal Fort, one of the best-preserved forts in Oman. ... New York Harbor is a geographic term that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ... This article is about a United States Army Fort. ... Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Bay Ridge is located in the southwest corner of Brooklyn, New York. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... The Verrazano Narrows Bridge and Staten Island, New York at dawn The Verrazano Narrows Bridge (often written as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge) is a suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other meanings of the term, see column (disambiguation). ...

Constructed on Hendrick's Reef during the War of 1812 and finally completed in 1818, Fort Diamond was renamed in 1825 to celebrate the Marquis de La Fayette, hero of the American Revolution who was returning to his native France after his year-long tour of the United States. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought on land in North America and at sea around the world between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757–May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. ... The American Revolution is the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. ...

In the years before the 1861, the fort's 72 heavy cannon commanded the primary approaches to the harbor, but during the Civil War, the casemates were used to house Confederate prisoners of war and politicians opposed to Abraham Lincoln's administration policies. Rebuilt after a catastophic fire in 1868, the fort was later used for ammunition storage and transfer until World War II. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... A Casemate is a heavy duty structure originally a valuted chamber in a fortress. ... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February, 1861, to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been formed that same year when seven southern states seceded from the United States (with four more to follow). ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that...

External links

• http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/forts/fortsE_L/lafayetteFort.htm

References

Marshall, John A., American Bastille: A history of the illegal arrests and imprisonment of American citizens during the late Civil War (Civil liberties in American history) ISBN 1417930780