Battery Weed

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Battery Weed is a historic coastal defense fortification located at the entrance to New York Harbor on Staten Island.

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Battery Weed canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bastion fort
coastal defense fortification
historic military structure
architecturalStyle Third System coastal fortification
associatedWith Fort Wadsworth
surface form: Fort Wadsworth Historic District
category Coastal fortifications in the United States
Forts on Staten Island
Military history of New York City
constructionMaterial masonry
stone
controlledBy National Park Service
United States Army
surface form: United States Army (historical)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era 19th-century coastal fortification
feature bastions
casemated gun positions
moat (historical)
multi-tiered gun emplacements
parade ground
waterfront sea wall
formerName Fort Richmond
function coastal artillery position
harbor defense
garrisonedBy United States Coast Artillery Corps
surface form: United States Army Coast Artillery Corps (historical)
heritageStatus listed contributing property within a National Historic Landmark district
locatedIn New York City
New York Harbor
New York
surface form: New York State
location Staten Island
managedBy National Park Service
namedAfter Brigadier General Stephen H. Weed
near Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
openToPublic yes
overlooks The Narrows
partOf Fort Wadsworth
Gateway National Recreation Area
partOfDefenseSystem Harbor defenses of New York
surface form: New York Harbor coastal defenses
situatedOn Lower New York Bay
strategicRole guarding the entrance to The Narrows
usedFor defense of New York Harbor
viewOf New York Bight
surface form: Atlantic Ocean approach to New York Harbor

Brooklyn shoreline
New York Harbor

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Fort Wadsworth hasPart Battery Weed
Fort Tompkins associatedWith Battery Weed
Harbor defenses of New York hasPart Battery Weed