Ft. Totten Officers' Club (now Bayside Historical Society) |
Nestled out of sight on Willets Point, Queens, is a massive waterside granite fort, Fort Totten, built in 1861 opposite Ft. Schuyler as a pinch point to protect the East River. The fort never saw active duty against battle ships. Militery use discontinued in 1974.
Throg's Neck Bridge to the west |
Transport Tunnel (1870) |
Arched Casement (cannon room) |
Torpedo Magazines (1873) |
Granite Arches, Bluestone floors |
urban archeology |
Water View looking east |