New York Military Forts ~ M-Z ~
Alphabetical
list of forts, reservations, blockhouses, named camps, National
and State Homes for soldiers, national cemeteries, etc., in the
United States from its earliest settlement to date.
Many of the forts and structures
named were erected by the early settlers for their own
protection, and all vestige of them has now disappeared. The
exact locations of many are not positively known at the present
day, but reference is made to them in State histories, State
papers, etc. Those in bold-faced type are now occupied by troops
or are under the control of the War Department.(does not apply)
The data available for consultation are known to be incomplete,
and may be erroneous in some instances.
McDougall
General Hospital, New York at Fort Schuyler.
McDougall, Battery, New York New York
City, near Trinity Church.
McGowans Pass, fortifications at, New
York.
McKean, Fort, New York 56 miles west
of Albany.
Madison Barracks, New York at Sacket
Harbor.
Mahan Battery, New York at Fort
Totten.
Maine, Camp, New York in New York
City.
Manhattan Island, forts on, New York.
Manhattanville, redoubts at, New
York.
Marcy, Fort, New York
Masonic, Redoubt, New York at
Brooklyn.
Maxey, Fort, New York on Blackwells
Island.
Meigs, Fort, New York.
Michie, Fort, New York on Great Gull
Island, 12 miles from New London, Connecticut.
Middle Ground, fort on, New York New
York Harbor.
Minnisink, Fort, New York in Orange
County.
Mike, Fort, New York at Point Lobos,
San Francisco Harbor.
Miller, Fort, New York Washington
County; now town of that name.
Millrock, fort at, New York In the
middle of East River, at the mouth of Harlem River.
Mohawk Castle, Fort, New York at
Danube
Mohawk River, camp on, New York At
mouth of Mohawk.
Mohican, Fort, New York near
Manhattan.
Montgomery, Fort, New York on Hudson
River, 6 miles below West Point.
Montgomery, Fort, New York at Rouses
Point.
Moon Battery, New York.
Moreau, Fort, New York near
Plattaburg.
Morton, Battery, New York on Staten
Island, at Fort Wadsworth.
Moses Creek, camp at, New York Hudson
River, 5 miles from Fort Edward.
Mount Defiance, Fort, New York near
Ticonderoga.
Mount Hope, Battery, New York at
Mount Hope.
Mount Independence, fort on, New York
near Lake Champlain.
Mount Independence, fort on, New York
Fort Putnam, at West Point.
Mud, Fort, New York at Sacket Harbor.
Nassau, Fort,
New York on Castle Island, Hudson River.
Neck, Fort, New York On Long Island.
Negro, Fort, New York In southeast part of State.
Neilson, Fort, New York Near Bemis Heights.
Newport, Fort, New York near Mohawk River.
Newton, Fort, New York On Staten Island, at Fort Wadsworth.
Newtown, fort at, New York
New Utrecht Point, fort at, New York
New York Arsenal, New York on Governors Island.
New York State Soldiers' Home, Bath and Oxford, New York.
Niagara, Fort, New York at mouth of Niagara, 1 mile from
Youngstown.
Nicholson, Fort, New York on Hudson River, near Lake George,
supposed to be same as Fort Edward.
North, Battery, New York at Fort Michie.
North Castle, fortifications, New York.
North Cliff, Battery, New York.
North River, battery on, New York New York City.
Nutter's Battery, New York Near McGowans Pass.
Oblong
Redoubt, New York near West Point.
Oneida, fort at, New York Fort Bull.
Ontario, Fort, New York at Oswego, on site of old Fort
Pepperell.
Onyades, Fort, New York.
Orange (1), Fort, New York at Bowling Green.
Orange (2), Fort, New York at Albany.
Osao, Fort, New York at Auburn.
Oswegatchie, Fort, New York Near Ogdensburg.
Oswego, Fort, New York present site of Fort Ontario; originally
Fort Pepperell.
Ox, Fort, New York near source of Allegheny.
Oyster Bay, cantonment at, New York on Long Island.
Oyster Island Battery, New York on Ellis Island.
Palmer
Battery, New York At Fort Michie.
Paris, Fort, New York at Stone Arabia, Mohawk Valley.
Pecks Slip, redoubt at, New York New York City.
Pepperell, Fort, New York Present site of Fort Ontario.
Pike, Fort, New York Near Sacket Harbor.
Pike's Cantonment, New York 3 miles west of Plattsburg.
Piper Battery, New York At Fort Hamilton.
Pitt, Fort, New York New York City.
Plain, Fort, New York Montgomery County; on Mohawk River, near
mouth of Oquago Creek; now town of that name, on the New York
Central Railroad.
Plank, Fort, New York on Mohawk River, about 10 miles northwest
of Fort Plain.
Plattsburg Barracks, New York at Plattsburg.
Plumb Island, fort at, New York Fort Terry.
Plume, Joseph W., Camp, New York at Buffalo.
Plum Point, Fort, New York on Hudson River.
Point of Rocks, battery at, New York near Harlem.
Pompey, fort at, New York Ancient fortifications at.
Pooplopens Kill, Fort, New York. In the Highlands.
Porter, Fort, New York at Buffalo.
Presentation, Fort, New York At Ogdensburg.
Prince, Fort, New York At Kings Bridge.
Prince Charles, Redoubt, New York on Valentines Hill,
southeastern part of the State.
Prince Maurice, Fort, New York on Hudson River.
Putnam, Fort, New York On Mount Independence, West Point.
Red Hook,
battery at, New York Southwest corner of Long Island.
Reed, Fort, New York in Schoharie County.
Reme Snyder's Blockhouse, New York Northeast of Little Falls.
Rensselaer, Fort, New York at Canajoharie, in Mohawk Valley.
Richmond, Fort, New York on Staten Island; now Fort Wadsworth.
Richmond, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
Rickey, Fort, New York.
Rikers Island, draft depot at, New York.
Rome Arsenal, New York At Rome.
Rouses Point, fort at, New York Fort Montgomery.
Royal Blockhouse, New York East end of Oneida Lake.
Royal Blockhouse, New York On Wood Creek.
Rutgers Hill, Battery, New York New York City.
Sacandaga,
blockhouse at, New York in Schoharie County.
Sacket Harbor, post at, New York Madison Barracks.
St. Anne, Fort, New York Isle La Motte, Lake Champlain; also
called Fort La Motte.
St. George, Fort, New York at Smiths Point, on Long Island, near
Mastic.
St. Frederic, Fort, New York on Lake Champlain, near Crownpoint.
St. John, Fort, New York
St. Joseph's General Hospital in New York City.
St. Marys General Hospital, New York At Rochester.
Salonga, Fort, New York Suffolk County; now town of that name.
Salt Meadow, fort at, New York
Sampson, Camp, New York At Kingston.
Sandy Creek, old fort on, New York near Lake Ontario.
Sarasto, Fort, New York on Hudson River; also called Fort
George.
Saratoga, Fort, New York At Saratoga.
Schenectady, Fort, New York near Schenectady.
Schlosser, Fort, New York On Niagara River, 1/2 mile west of
mouth of Gill Creek.
Schuyler, Fort, New York at Throgs Neck, New York Harbor.
Schuyler (old), Fort, New York at Rome.
Scott, Fort, New York at Plattsburg.
Sisters of Charity General Hospital, New York At Buffalo.
Skenesborough, Fort, New York at Lake Champlain; present site of
Whitehall.
Slocum, Fort, New York on Davids Island, near New Rochelle.
Slongo, Fort, New York Near present site of Smithtown.
Slucher, Fort, New York 1 mile above Niagara Falls.
Smith's Cantonment, New York West of Fort Tompkins.
South Battery, New York on Governors Island.
South Cliff, battery at, New York on Staten Island.
South Mortar, Battery, New York on Staten Island.
Southeast Battery, New York on Governors Island.
Spencer, Redoubt, New York New York City.
Sprague, Camp, New York on Staten Island.
Stanwix, Fort, New York At Rome.
Steele, Battery, New York at Fort Terry.
Stenix, Fort, New York Same as Stanwix.
Stevens, Fort, New York At Hallets Point, New York Harbor.
Stirling, Fort, New York at Brooklyn Heights.
Stoneman, Battery, New York at Fort Terry.
Stony Point, Fort, New York Hudson River.
Stony Point, fort on, New York In the St. Lawrence.
Strong, Camp, New York At Troy.
Stuart, Battery, New York At Fort Totten.
Sugar Hill, or Sugar Loaf Hill, Battery, New York Between Lakes
George and Champlain.
Sullivan, Fort, New York At Elmira.
Summer, Battery, New York At Fort Totteri.
Swift, Fort, New York At Brooklyn.
Swift, Camp, New York At West Point
Swords House, camp at, New York Near Saratoga.
Tellers
Point, fort at, New York Mouth of Croton River.
Ten Eyk's Wharf, battery at, New York, New York City.
Terry, Fort, New York on Plum Island, Long Island Sound.
Thompson's Battery, New York at Horns Hook.
Throgs Neck, fort at, New York Fort Schuyler.
Ticonderoga, Fort, New York on Lake Champlain; originally called
Fort Carrilow.
Tierandequat, fort at, New York See Irondequoit.
Tompkins, Fort, New York On Staten Island, at Fort Wadsworth.
Tompkins, Fort, New York At Plattsburg.
Tompkins, Fort, New York At Sacket Harbor.
Totten, Fort, New York At Willets Point.
Townsend, Camp, New York At Peekskill.
Trinity Church, battery at, New York New York City.
Tryon, Fort, New York New York City.
Upper, Fort,
New York at Fulton.
Van
Rensselaer, Fort, New York At Canajoharie.
Van Rensselaer, Fort, New York At Ogdensburg.
Van Schaicks Island, camp on, New York Junction of Mohawk and
Hudson.
Verplancks Point, forte at, New York Forts Lafayette and
Fayette.
Virginia, Fort, New York at Sacket Harbor.
Volunteer, Fort, New York at Sacket Harbor.
Wadsworth,
Fort, New York, on Staten Island, at The Narrows; first called
Fort Richmond.
Washington, Fort, New York in New York City.
Waterbury's Battery, New York in New York City.
Watervliet Arsenal, New York at West Troy.
Webb, Fort, New York near West Point.
Weed, Battery, New York at Fort Wadsworth.
West Head, battery at, New York
West Point, Military Academy at, New York.
Whitehall, blockhouse at, New York.
Wilhelmus, Fort, New York In Hudson River.
Wikoff, Camp, New York At Montauk.
Willets Point, fort at, New York Fort Totten.
William Augustus, Fort, New York Near Ogdensburg.
William Hendrick, Fort, New York At Bowling Green, New York
City.
William Henry, Fort, New York South end of Lake George.
Williams, Castle, New York On Governors Island.
Williams, Fort, New York On Mohawk River.
Winslow, Fort, New York Hudson River, above Mohawk.
Wood, Fort, New York On Bedloes Island.
Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York At Elmira.
Wright, H. G., Fort, New York on Fishers Island; eastern
entrance to Long Island Sound.
Wyllys, Fort, New York on Hudson River, near West Point.
Zimmerman,
Fort, New York at St. Johnsville.
New York
Military Forts A - L
Military
Forts
Source: Historical Register and
Dictionary of the United States Army, Volume 2, by Francis B.
Heitman, Government Printing Office, 1903.
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