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Decker's Ferry Fort

Description: Decker's Ferry Fort, 1779, Staten Island, Port Richmond. The British used the burned stone house of a Tory named Decker to create a fort January 1779. Described as a stone house fortified with loopholes and abatis. Located opposite Bayone Neck facing today's Bayonne-Staten Island ferry landing in Port Richmond on Kill van Kull.
County: Richmond County
City, State: Staten Island, New York