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An Entity of Type : dbkwik:resource/iSuBELKKm8lFbt-JqrThhQ==, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

A Patriot Redoubt built in June 1776, located on Signal Hill at the narrows on Staten Island. Site of an earlier 1663 blockhouse by De Vries (not named or listed). Taken by the British in 1776 and by July 1779 a redoubt with gun platforms for 26 cannon were built. In 1782 had five bastions. Evacuated 1783. Later the site of Fort Tompkins in 1806, that along with others grew into Fort Wadsworth.

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rdf:type	Military Structure
rdfs:label	Flagstaff Fort
rdfs:comment	A Patriot Redoubt built in June 1776, located on Signal Hill at the narrows on Staten Island. Site of an earlier 1663 blockhouse by De Vries (not named or listed). Taken by the British in 1776 and by July 1779 a redoubt with gun platforms for 26 cannon were built. In 1782 had five bastions. Evacuated 1783. Later the site of Fort Tompkins in 1806, that along with others grew into Fort Wadsworth.
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Built	June 1776
Partof	Replaced earlier Blockhouse.
demolished	Replaced by Fort Tompkins in 1806
Name	Flagstaff Fort
Type	Redoubt
Occupants	National Park Service
Battles	American Revolutionary War
Condition	See story
Ownership	National Park Service
used	1776(xsd:integer)
Builder	New York Army National Guard
Location	Staten Island, New York
abstract	A Patriot Redoubt built in June 1776, located on Signal Hill at the narrows on Staten Island. Site of an earlier 1663 blockhouse by De Vries (not named or listed). Taken by the British in 1776 and by July 1779 a redoubt with gun platforms for 26 cannon were built. In 1782 had five bastions. Evacuated 1783. Later the site of Fort Tompkins in 1806, that along with others grew into Fort Wadsworth.

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