Fort Wadsworth

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Fort Wadsworth is a historic former military installation and coastal defense fortification located at the Narrows in New York Harbor, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defense fortification
former United States Army post
historic military installation
controlledAccessTo entrance to New York Harbor
country United States of America
currentFunction historic preservation site
parkland
public recreation
faces Brooklyn across The Narrows
hasFeature earthwork batteries
masonry fortifications
observation posts
officers' quarters
parade ground
underground magazines
waterfront seawall
hasPart Battery Weed
Fort Tompkins
seacoast gun batteries
hasRoadAccess Bay Street
hasUse historic site
museum and interpretive exhibits
recreation area
hasView Brooklyn waterfront
Manhattan skyline
heritageDesignation listed on the National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

Staten Island
locatedOn Staten Island side of The Narrows
location New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: New York Harbor

The Narrows
managedBy National Park Service
near Shore Acres, Staten Island
surface form: Rosebank, Staten Island

Shore Acres, Staten Island
openToPublic true
operator United States Army
United States Coast Guard
United States Navy
overlooks Lower New York Bay
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
partOf Gateway National Recreation Area
Harbor defenses of New York
usedFor coastal artillery
harbor defense
military garrison

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Staten Island contains Fort Wadsworth
The Narrows defendedBy Fort Wadsworth
Fort Hamilton hasNearbyFacility Fort Wadsworth
The Narrows near Fort Wadsworth
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge spansBetween Fort Wadsworth