. Relics of the revolution; the story of the discovery of the buried remains of military life in forts and camps on Manhattan Island . nged by the marshes of the Dyck-man tract, by the Sherman Creek and the winding river. LaurelHill became a central position for defense against anticipatedattacks from Westchester County, and a vast amoiuit of labor wasevidently expended upon the construction of a series of fortifica-tions during the succeeding and final years of the Revolutionaryperiod. On the northerly margin of the hilltop there was erected, priorto 1779, a block-house, which stood apparentl
. Relics of the revolution; the story of the discovery of the buried remains of military life in forts and camps on Manhattan Island . nged by the marshes of the Dyck-man tract, by the Sherman Creek and the winding river. LaurelHill became a central position for defense against anticipatedattacks from Westchester County, and a vast amoiuit of labor wasevidently expended upon the construction of a series of fortifica-tions during the succeeding and final years of the Revolutionaryperiod. On the northerly margin of the hilltop there was erected, priorto 1779, a block-house, which stood apparently just where the 110 Laurel Hill, later Fort George present Casino Iniilding is perched. Tliis was a construction of theform familiar in those days, composed of heavy timhers witli anupper chamhei overhanjiini; the lower portion, pierced with ^s throndi wlii<li imiskets conlil he discharged upon ;iii enemyhelow. The building is shown upon the drawing made hy von Kraftt in1779, and was hastily dismantled in July of that year andshipped oif to Stony Point, after the capture of the latter positionbv the American Ice Creepers A considerable fortitication took its place which temiwrarilyreceived the name of Fort Clinton, a title which alternated withthe original name of the hill. The works of Fort Clinton wereeventually extended around the upper portion of the hill, approxi-matelv on the line of Foit (leorge and Amsterdam Avenues, ahont1780. The next constructive step undertaken was the connection of thefort by a chain of breastworks and redoubts, extending down intothe valley on the west and up to the :\Iount Washington hillside toa connection with Fort Tryon. The chain of works was known asthe Line of Circumvallation or Barrier. The point at which ? Page 49. Ill Relics of the Revolution this line crossed Kings Bridge Koad was provided with anentrance known as the Barrier Gate, which stood on Broadwaynear the line of the present Sowerbv cottage, just south of J
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