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Walking Tour
Walking TourFort Lafayette
Peekskill
This diamond-shaped island fortress once guarded New York Harbor and later imprisoned Confederate sympathizers as the "American Bastille." The fort was demolished in 1960—its site now anchors the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Civil War prison history
Harbor defense heritage
Demolished 1960 landmark
War of 1812 fortification
Fort Lafayette
Peekskill
Walking TourWalking TourThis diamond-shaped island fortress once guarded New York Harbor and later imprisoned Confederate sympathizers as the "American Bastille." The fort was demolished in 1960—its site now anchors the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Civil War prison history
Harbor defense heritage
Demolished 1960 landmark
War of 1812 fortification