Fort Hamilton is a United States Army installation in the southwestern corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, surrounded by the communities of Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights. It is one of several posts that are part of the region which is headquartered by the Military District of Washington. Its mission is to provide the New York metropolitan area with military installation support for the Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve. The original fort was completed in 1831, with major additions made in the 1870s and 1900s. However, all defenses except about half of the original fort have been demolished or buried.
Shore at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, c. 1872–1887
Sentry, Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, c. 1872–1887
In June 1908, the 10th Company of the 13th Artillery District, NYNG (later the 245th Coast Artillery) loads a 10-inch gun at Fort Hamilton
12-inch disappearing gun at Fort Hamilton with Fort Lafayette in the background
Bay Ridge is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Sunset Park to the north, Dyker Heights to the east, the Narrows and the Belt Parkway to the west, and Fort Hamilton Army Base and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to the south. The section of Bay Ridge south of 86th Street is sometimes considered part of a sub-neighborhood called Fort Hamilton.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
George Bradford Brainerd, Bay Ridge, c. 1872 – c. 1887 Brooklyn Museum
The Bay Ridge–95th Street terminal station of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line was opened in 1925.
The Verrazzano Bridge on a foggy day
