Fort H. G. Wright

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United States Army fort coastal artillery fortification

Fort H. G. Wright was a coastal artillery fortification on Fishers Island, New York, that played a key role in the seaward defense of Long Island Sound and the approaches to New York City.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army fort ⓘ coastal artillery fortification ⓘ
armamentType	anti-aircraft guns ⓘ disappearing guns ⓘ mortars ⓘ rifled coast artillery guns ⓘ
builtDuring	Endicott Period of U.S. coastal defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionBegan	late 19th century ⓘ
controlledApproachesTo	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Long Island Sound ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 41.263°N 72.000°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	Endicott-era coastal fortification ⓘ
function	defense of the approaches to New York City ⓘ seaward defense of Long Island Sound ⓘ
garrisonType	coast artillery garrison ⓘ
hasFacility	coast artillery batteries ⓘ fire control stations ⓘ searchlight positions ⓘ
locatedIn	Fishers Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ
locatedOn	Fishers Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Horatio G. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army general Horatio Gouverneur Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal defenses of the United States ⓘ
partOfDefensiveSystemWith	Fort Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Michie NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed	Northeastern United States coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
status	decommissioned ⓘ
strategicRole	deterrence of enemy naval forces off southern New England ⓘ protection of maritime traffic in Long Island Sound ⓘ
usedDuring	World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
waterBodyGuarded	Atlantic Ocean approaches to New York Harbor ⓘ Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ

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