Fort De Sables was built in 1717, in Monroe County, New York. It was built by French forces and primarily served as a trading post to exchange goods with the Seneca Native American tribe. Unfortunately, the site was destroyed centuries later as it stood…
https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/des-sables
Fort Devens was constructed in 1757 in Sullivan County, New York. The fort was under the supervision of General James Clinton, and the blockhouse was involved in fighting during the Seven Years’ war.
https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/devens
Fort Dewitt was built in Orange County, New York during the Seven Years’ War, in 1757. Located in Deerpark, the fort was one of five constructed for the Orange and Ulster County militias.
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At Dobbs Ferry, during the Revolutionary War, a series of forts was constructed by the Continental Army. The purpose of the forts was to defend Westchester from advances by British forces. The main fortification stood atop a horseshoe shaped projection …
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Dolson Blockhouse was built in Orange County, New York, in the eighteenth century. The 1735 fort was constructed in Middletown by British forces to thwart attacks by Native American and French armies. Originally, it was a fortified log house.
https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/dolson
Fort Drum, 1974, Jefferson County, Watertown. Camp Drum was designated Fort Drum in 1974 and a permanent garrison was assigned. In January 1984, the Department of the Army announced it was studying selected Army posts to house a new light infantry divisio…
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(1) Louis DuBois lived from 1626 to 1696 and founded the neighborhood where this New Paltz blockhouse would be built just years after his death. The Ulster County fort, erected in 1705, was built from stone. The British fortification brandished gun port…
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Dudley's Battery, 1812-14, Erie County, Buffalo. Just North of Ferry Street, no description of guns mounted. Gibson's Battery to its South, and Swift's Battery to its North. See also Buffalo Batteries for a complete listing of batteries at this time.
https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/dudleys-battery
Dutch Church fort was a stone construction assembled during the 1770s. The fortified church was destroyed in a raid by American general, William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling, in 1780. The fort was located on Staten Island, at Port Richmond.
https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/forts/dutch-church
