Fort Tilden, along with Fort HamiltonHancock in New Jersey, had to protect New York City. The first chapter of this story told the early history of the fort. It was meant to protect NYC during World ...

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With over 600 miles of coastline in New York City, it’s little wonder that some of those miles would contain a few surprises; one such curiosity is Fort Tilden, located on Queens’ Rockaway ...

8. There is No Lifeguard on Duty at Fort Tilden The hidden beach at Fort Tilden is probably one of New York’s best-kept secrets, due to its remote location. As we described previously ...

Fort Tilden, which we thought wouldn’t be part of the New York Trendsetter’s Manifest Destiny Agenda for at least another year, we were sorry. We are wrong. After all, can something be a ...

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Fort Tilden, named for Samuel J. Tilden, a former military man and past governor of New York, was officially established in 1917. A garrison of four officers and 130 men were assigned to begin ...