Description: Fort Tyron: 1776, Manhattan, Hudson River, North end of Washington Heights. The northern outpost of Fort Washington named Forest Hill Redoubt by the Patriots. Fell 16 Nov 1776. The British erected Fort Tryon on the site in 1778/79 with barracks garrisoned by the Coldstream Guards 1779/80. Abandoned when the British evacuated NYC. Now Fort Tryon Park, with an observation platform, flagpole, and commemorative plaques. Site of Margaret "Molly" Corbin's manning of her fallen husband's gun.