Fort Tyler
Fort Tyler was a coastal fortification on Gardiners Point Island, a small island off Gardiners Island, in Gardiners Bay, at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.[1][2]
The fort was constructed in 1898, during the Spanish American War, to protect Long Island from the danger of bombardment from Spanish Naval vessels.[1][2] The fort was equipped with two 8-inch (203mm) rifles and two 5-inch (127mm) rifles.[3] The fort was abandoned in 1920 and President Franklin Roosevelt made it a bird reserve in 1938. During World War II, United States Naval forces used the fort as a target.
The fort may contain unexploded ordnance, so landing is prohibited.[4]
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