Gateway National Recreation Area
Fort Wadsworth side:
Point, counterpoint. As one nation improves its offensive weapons, another revamps its defenses. It's the story of military history, and Fort Wadsworth tells it as well as any place in America.
British soldiers built the first known defenses on these bluffs in 1779. By controlling the Narrows, they secured New York throughout the Revolutionary War. Soon after the British left in 1783, the newly independent Americans moved in.
Over the next two centuries, the United States set up various defense systems here, then replaced them as weapons improved in distance, power, and accuracy. As you visit Fort Wadsworth, learn about its role in defending New York, the United States, and your freedom.
Gateway National Recreation Area side:The three units of Gateway - Jamaica Bay/Breezy Point, Staten Island, and Sandy Hook - offer many opportunities for recreation. Together they contain 26,000 acres encompassing beaches, dunes, woodlands, bays, three forts, and two historic airfields.
Besides exploring Gateway's natural and historic features, visitors can enjoy swimming, fishing, basketball, softball, football, soccer, and jogging. Or, do nothing but relax. However you spend your time, help preserve these resources for future generations
Staten Island UnitHugging the southeast side of Staten Island, this unit includes Fort Wadsworth., Miller Field, and Great Kills Park.
Jamaica Bay/Breezy Point UnitThis unit includes Fort Tilden, Jacob Riis Park, Floyd Bennett Field, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Canarsie Pier, and Plumb Beach.
Sandy Hook UnitThis unit of Gateway NRA - the only portion within New Jersey - includes beaches, Fort Hancock, and the Sandy Hook Lighthouse.
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