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Utrecht Bay Blockhouse

Utrecht Bay Blockhouse: 1814-1815, Utrecht Bay, Kings County. 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.

For more information see www.geocities.com/fort_tilden/bhp.html (link opens new window)

 

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