Fort Miley

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Fort Miley (1899-1948) - Established as an Endicott Period coastal fort in 1899 to guard the entrance to San Francisco Harbor. Named in 1900 after Lt. Col. John D. Miley, U.S. Volunteers, who died in the Philippine Islands in 1899.
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Fort Miley History

Current Status

Most of the original Army buildings were demolished in 1934 to allow construction of the Fort Miley Veterans Administration Hospital. One original army ordnance storehouse survives as a maintenance building for the National Park Service and the remains of several Endicott Period batteries are around the perimeter of the hospital.


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Location: Point Lobos, bordered by Clement St. and Lincoln Park between 40th to 48th avenues. in San Francisco, California.

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Lat: 37.782299 Long: -122.505434

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