""toward readiness and lethality,""
""Where Fort Hamilton sits today, [the British] landed over 15,000 men in four hours, prior to attacking the fortifications on Brooklyn Heights,""
""I could not believe my eyes,""
""I thought all London was afloat.""
Fort Hamilton's Harbor Defense Museum, located above the Narrows in South Brooklyn, is targeted for potential closure under a U.S. Army Center of Military History consolidation that would reduce locations from 29 to 12 by 2029. The consolidation is described as reflecting a shift in priorities "toward readiness and lethality." No closure dates have been finalized and the plan remains pending approval. The site holds singular Revolutionary War significance: batteries watched New York harbor in 1776, a cannon still stands near the Verrazzano Bridge, and over 15,000 British troops landed nearby before the Battle of Brooklyn. The museum's uncertain future raises preservation concerns ahead of America250 commemorations.
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