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Greene, Fort
Description: (1) Fort Greene was a star-shaped fort built in Brooklyn, New York. It was constructed during the Revolutionary War in August of 1776 and was named for General Nathanael Greene. It was the largest fort in the borough and hosted its own army regiment. It was located above present-day Bond Street between State and Schermerhorn and was part of a line of entrenchments used during the Battle of Long Island. The fort had a well as well as two magazines, was armed with six guns, and was surrounded by a wide ditch lined with pointed stakes end to end. After the British captured the fort, along with the city, Fort Greene may have been renamed to “Fort Sutherland” in November 1778. Improvements were made in 1782, and the fort was subsequently maintained for decades until was used again in the War of 1812, at which point it was renamed Fort Masonic.
(2) Fort Putnam was a fort built in 1776 in Brooklyn and was later used during the War of 1812. It is now located in Fort Greene Park. The fort was garrisoned by up to five companies at its peak. Fort Putnam, which was eventually known as Fort Greene after its reconstruction in 1812, was originally named for Colonel Rufus Putnam.
County: Kings
City, State: Brooklyn, New York
Conflict/Time Period: Revolutionary War