Denyse's Heights Blockhouse

Denyse's Heights Blockhouse, 1814-1815, Kings County, Brooklyn. Identified as west end of Long Island, the heights above Denyse Wharf (opposite Fort Lafayette) and Denyse Ferry is now encompassed by Fort Hamilton. One of several blockhouses for the defense of NY Harbor ordered by Gen Joseph Smith, Chief of Engineers. (Bath Beach, Utrecht Bay, Denyse's Heights, Princess Bay, Jamaica Bay - Decatur) Records are not clear that all of the sites were constructed. Probably blockhouse referred to as part of Fort Lewis 1814 on Denyse Heights.

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