Fort Point National Historic Site

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Fort Point National Historic Site is a 19th-century brick fortification in San Francisco, California, best known for its strategic position beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and its role in coastal defense during the Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification
historic fort
national historic site
architecturalStyle Third System coastal fortification
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedToDefend Golden Gate Strait
San Francisco Bay
hasConstructionEndDate 1861
hasConstructionStartDate 1853
hasFeature casemated gun tiers
enlisted barracks
officers quarters
open barbette tier
parade ground
powder magazines
hasInterpretivePrograms Civil War history
coastal defense history
hasNumberOfGunEmplacements over 100
hasNumberOfLevels 3
hasShape trapezoidal
hasViewOf Golden Gate Bridge
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco Bay
hasVisitorCenter true
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Site
surface form: National Historic Site
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedAtBodyOfWater Golden Gate Bridge
surface form: Golden Gate
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
locatedOn Presidio of San Francisco
locatedUnder Golden Gate Bridge
managedBy National Park Service
materialUsed brick
granite
near Crissy Field
Marina District, San Francisco
offersActivity guided tours
historical exhibits
living history demonstrations
self-guided tours
openToPublic true
partOf Golden Gate National Recreation Area
primaryFunction coastal defense
significance best-preserved example of a Third System brick fort on the U.S. Pacific coast
protected key entrance to San Francisco Bay during the Civil War
usedDuringConflict American Civil War

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Crissy Field near Fort Point National Historic Site
Golden Gate National Recreation Area hasPart Fort Point National Historic Site
Presidio of San Francisco contains Fort Point National Historic Site
this entity surface form: Fort Point National Historic Site vicinity
Crissy Army Airfield near Fort Point National Historic Site
Golden Gate Strait adjacentLandmark Fort Point National Historic Site
this entity surface form: Fort Point
National Historic Landmarks in California hasPart Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Point (San Francisco) hasVisitorCenter Fort Point National Historic Site
this entity surface form: Fort Point visitor center