Fort Hamilton

Fort Hamilton
Part of Harbor Defenses of Southern New York
New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York
Fort Hamilton Seal
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Coordinates	40°36′22″N 74°01′51″W / 40.60611°N 74.03083°W / 40.60611; -74.03083
Site information
Controlled by	United States Army
Open to the public	partly
Condition	partly demolished, remainder occupied
Site history
Built	1825–1831
Built by	Simon Bernard
In use	1825–present
Garrison information
Current commander	COL Brian A. Jacobs
Past commanders	Major Benjamin Kendrick Pierce Captain Abner Doubleday Captain Robert E. Lee (post engineer)[1] [failed verification]
Garrison	Brooklyn, New York

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.