Fort Frederick (Q1438420)

  • matcher place: Albany (relation 175549), Albany County (relation 1428091)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1676 establishments in New York, British forts in the United States, Colonial forts in New York (state), History of Albany, New York
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Fort Frederick was a fort in Albany, New York from 1676–1789. Sitting atop State Street Hill (Capitol Hill) it replaced the earlier decaying Fort Orange along the Hudson River. The fort was named for Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, son of King George II. The fort was referred to as Fort Albany in the 1936 novel Drums Along the Mohawk. Several historical markers have been placed west of the location of the fort.

Wikidata location: 42.6507, -73.7545 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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British forts in the United States castle_type=fortress, historic=fort
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