Fort Tompkins - Sackets Harbor, New York
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 43° 57.003 W 076° 07.504
18T E 409722 N 4866940
This marker, located on Sackets Harbor Battlefield, identifies the location of Fort Tompkins, a minor redoubt in a fortified line of four such "forts". Reference as per related website below.
Waymark Code: WMMHR8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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War of 1812
Fort Tompkins
On Navy Point
Named for Governor Tompkins
Garrisoned by U.S. sailors
and marines

William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2013
Date Erected/Dedicated: 2013

Who put it there? Private/Government?: William G. Pomeroy Foundation

Location/Address:
504 W. Main Street
Sackets Harbor, New York United States

County/Province: New York

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