Fort Jay is a coastal bastion fort and the name of a former United States Army post on Governors Island in New York Harbor, within New York City.

Sep 26, 2018 · Fort Jay is located on Governors Island in New York Harbor, one half-mile from the southern tip of Manhattan. No defensive works are known to have been erected on the …

Jan 26, 2025 · Fort Jay at Governors Island National Monument is open to the public for self exploration and by guided tour. There are very few wayside exhibits on the grounds, so I …

Apr 11, 2025 · Fort Jay will remain closed a little while longer so we may safely complete a preservation project. Last updated: April 11, 2025 Explore History at Governors Island

Jun 3, 2021 · Fort Jay and Castle Williams on Governors Island were two of the largest coastal fortifications in the Harbor. In 1794, Fort Jay was erected atop the remains of the earthworks …

Tour one of the best exam­ples of clas­sic star-shaped fort design any­where in the coun­try, includ­ing the dry moat, sub­ter­ranean mag­a­zine, rav­elin and bas­tions (with 5 Rod­man guns …

Aug 8, 2009 · Since the American Revolution, there have been three different fortifications at this location. The first was hastily constructed in April 1776 when General George Washington …

In 1794, with the country in need of a system of coastal defenses, the fledgling government began to fortify the Harbor, including construction of a fort, later to be named Fort Jay, on high ground …

Fort Jay and Castle Williams are the centerpieces of the 22 acre National Monument on Governors Island that is administered by the National Park Service. The fortifications played a …

Fort Jay, a coastal star fort and the name of the former Army post, is located on Governors Island in New York Harbor. Fort Jay is the oldest defensive structure on the island. It was built to …