Group Effort

Group Effort (HMVO6)

Location: New York, NY 11231 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 41.584', W 74° 1.14'

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Before airplanes and missiles, the United States defended itself with fortifications along its coast and harbors.

In this harbor a system of forts stood ready to protect New York; nearly a dozen were built before the War of 1812. Cannons in the forts combined to create a deadly, interlocking field of fire that could stop invading warships.

"The City and Harbor of New York have been lately fortified against the assaults of a naval enemy at a very great expense. [The forts] mount about 300 cannon and mortars, for the working of which 3,500 men are required."
- A Gazetteer of the State of New York, 1813

The guns of Castle Williams, together with the other forts, created overlapping fields of fire with five other forts (Jay, Wood, Gibson, Clinton, and South Battery).
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HM NumberHMVO6
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 7:35pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 582885 N 4505148
Decimal Degrees40.69306667, -74.01900000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 41.584', W 74° 1.14'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 41' 35.04" N, 74° 1' 8.40" W
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Area Code(s)718, 212, 917
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 155 Carder Rd, New York NY 11231, US
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