Views: Brooklyn. Various. View 037: Fort Lafayette and shore near Fort Hamilton.

Title: Views: Brooklyn. Various. View 037: Fort Lafayette and shore near Fort Hamilton.
Description:

Offshore near the southern tip of Bay Ridge. Built 1812-1818, Fort Lafayette was originally name Ford Diamond and was renamed after Lafayette in 1825. It was demolished in 1960 in order to build the Verrazano Bridge.

Creator: Myers R. Jones
Collection: Lantern Slide Collection
Views: Brooklyn
Various
1877-1900
S10_12_Various
Subject: Lantern Slide Collection
Institution: Brooklyn Museum
Medium: lantern slide
b/w
Rights: no known copyright restrictions
Citation: Brooklyn Museum Archives. Lantern Slide Collection
ID: S10_12_Brooklyn_Various037.jpg