Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)
Fort Montgomery is the name of a fortification built in 1776 by the Continental Army on West Bank of the Hudson River during the American Revolution. It was one of the first major investments by the Americans in strategic construction projects. Declared a National Historic Landmark, it is owned and operated by the state of New York as the Fort Montgomery State Historic Site.
Read more about Fort Montgomery (Hudson River): Fort Montgomery in The American Revolution, Battle of Fort Montgomery, Historic Site
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“I made him with these hands, and with these hands I’ll destroy him.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“Be known to us in breaking bread,
But do not then depart;
Saviour, abide with us, and spread
Thy table in our heart.”
—James Montgomery (1771–1854)