Fort Slocum
United States Army fortress in the U.S. state of New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the fort in New York. For the fort in the Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC, see Fort Slocum (Washington, D.C.).
Fort Slocum, New York was a US military post which occupied Davids Island in the western end of Long Island Sound in the city of New Rochelle, New York, from 1867 to 1965. The fort was named for Major General Henry W. Slocum, a Union corps commander in the American Civil War.
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Fort Slocum | |
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Part of Coast Defenses of Eastern New York | |
Davids Island, city of New Rochelle, New York | |
Coordinates | 40°53′02″N 73°46′12″W |
Type | Coastal defense fort, hospital, training base |
Site information | |
Owner | City of New Rochelle |
Condition | Demolished |
Site history | |
Built | 1862 |
Built by | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
In use | 1867–1965 |
Demolished | 2008 |
Battles/wars | American Civil War World War I World War II |
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