Fort Tompkins

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Fort Tompkins is a historic coastal defense fortification on Staten Island, New York, that formed part of the harbor defenses of New York City.

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Fort Tompkins canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century fort
coastal fortification
historic site
associatedWith Battery Weed
Fort Hamilton
Fort Lafayette
Fort Richmond
builtFor defense of New York Harbor
category Coastal fortifications of the United States
Forts on Staten Island
Military history of New York City
constructionMaterial masonry
stone
country United States of America
currentUse historic attraction
public park area
Daniel D. Tompkins was Governor of New York
was U.S. Vice President
faces Lower New York Bay
garrisonedBy United States Army
hasFeature bastion-like walls
multi-tiered gun emplacements
parade ground
hasFunction coastal defense
harbor defense
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Brooklyn
New York Harbor
heritageDesignation listed contributing property within a historic military site
locatedIn Fort Wadsworth
New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

Staten Island
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn north shore of Staten Island
managedBy National Park Service
namedAfter Daniel D. Tompkins
near Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
openToPublic yes
overlooks The Narrows
partOf Gateway National Recreation Area
Harbor defenses of New York
surface form: Harbor Defenses of New York

Staten Island Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area
status decommissioned military fort
usedDuring American Civil War
World War I
World War II

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Fort Wadsworth hasPart Fort Tompkins
Harbor defenses of New York hasPart Fort Tompkins