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AccessibilityWhat was here before?
This site, once part of Fort Hamilton, was completed in 1831 and named after Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804). During the Civil War, the fort protected the harbor against possible attacks from the Confederate Army and served as a prisoner-of-war camp. During both World Wars, the fort functioned as a mobilization center to prepare soldiers before deployment overseas and the last coastal defense gun was finally removed in 1948. In the 1960s, part of the fort was demolished to make way for green space and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Today, Fort Hamilton is the only active-duty military post in New York City.
How did this site become a park?
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority developed the Verrazano Narrows Bridge (1965) and this park concurrently as part of a 1956 federal grant. The park was deeded to NYC Parks in 1990 from the National Parks Service.
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