Fort Lawrence (1)

Fort Lawrence (1) (1814-1815) - A Patriot War of 1812 Fort established in 1814 near Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1815. Fort Lawrence, Greene and Swift Plan, Fort Lawrence on the Far Left. History of Fort Lawrence Established in 1814 during the War of 1812 as a small fort in present day Brooklyn, New York. Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1815. Current Status No remains. Location: Near DeGraw and Bond streets, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 40.682 Long: -73.9908 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 23' See Also: New York City Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 564. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2576258 Links: North American Forts - Fort Lawrence Wikipedia - Fort Lawrence New York State Military Museum - Fort Lawrence Visited: No