The Act of New York, granting the Federal Government the use of sites for military installations inside New York Harbor contains this language: “The United States are to retain such use and jurisdiction, so long as said tract shall be applied to the defense and safety of the city
and port of New York and no longer.”
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Federal Miliary Installations Inside New York Harbor
FortLayfayettein New York Harbor 1861
FortLayfayetteSeen From Brooklyn
The Brookyln side pier for the Varranzano-Narrows Bridge, built in 1960, occupy the site where Fort Layfafette was situated in front of Fort Hamliton at the mouth to the channel between Staten Island and Brooklyn. (see below for map)
About the author: Joe Ryan is a Los Angeles trial lawyer who has traveled the route of the Army of Northern Virginia, from Richmond to Gettysburg several times.
