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Fort Schuyler

United States · 19th century

Founded
c. 1850
Heritage status
National Register of Historic Places listed place · New York City Landmark
Location
The Bronx
Coordinates
40.80556°, -73.79194°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Fort Schuyler in the United States
Photo: Trevor Webb · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Fort Schuyler is a preserved 19th century fortification in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It houses a museum, the Stephen B. Luce Library, and the Marine Transportation Department and Administrative offices of the State University of New York Maritime College. It is considered one of the finest examples of early 19th century fortifications. The fort was named in honor of Major General Philip Schuyler of the Continental Army.

Text adapted from “Fort Schuyler” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Fort Schuyler ranks #6,260 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #109 of the 120 mapped in United States. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 782 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,346 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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