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Fort Arnold

Fort Arnold, 1778, Orange County, West Point. Construction started Feb 1778 on point opposite Constitution Island for the West anchor of the 1778 (2nd) West Point chain. Renamed Fort Clinton in 1780 after General Arnold's desertion to the British.

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