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Fort Slocum. / 40.884°N 73.770°W / 40.884; -73.770. Fort Slocum, New York was a US military post which occupied Davids Island in the western end of Long Island Sound in the city of New Rochelle, New York, from 1867 to 1965. The fort was named for Major General Henry W. Slocum, a Union corps commander in the American Civil War .
- 1862
- City of New Rochelle
- 2008
- Coastal Defense fort, hospital, training base
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Nov 29, 2015 · Written By: Talk of the Sound News. NEW ROCHELLE, NY — “Fort Slocum sounded its last retreat tonight as the military establishment formally ended a century of occupation.”. Thus the New York Times for 1 Dec. 1965. In fact, a century plus a little. A series of civilian real estate deals put its roughly 80 acres in the hands of Thaddeus Davids.
Jan 12, 2024 · The earthwork was constructed by the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers following the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) in summer 1861. The regiment subsequently named the fort in honor of their commander, Colonel John S. Slocum, KIA at Manassas. The fort, after full-expansion, had a perimeter of 653 yards and mounted 25 artillery pieces.
Fort Slocum, Davids Island. Building 44 (Left) and Building 45 (Water Tower, right). Photographs taken June 26, 2008. From 1965 to 2008, about 90 buildings and structures were left abandoned on Davids Island, an 80-acre rock in the Long Island Sound off New Rochelle. The United States government developed the island in the 1860s as a hospital ...
Sep 29, 2017 · When Fort Slocum was deactivated, in 1965, Davids Island began its long slide toward decay and abandonment. The ruins of the old Army buildings have since been torn down and removed; today, the island is home mostly to raccoons and poison ivy. Eons ago, Bill Cary majored in history at Duke University.
Dec 19, 2023 · The fort had 25 guns and mortars, and commanded the intersection of the left and right forks of Rock Creek Church Road (near today's New Hampshire Avenue and McDonald Place). The fort also provided support for Fort Stevens to the west. Fort Slocum was named after Colonel John Slocum of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry.
Feb 1, 2011 · The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and partnering agencies and individualscreated a website to preserve the rich history of Fort Slocum on Davids Island, New Rochelle, New York ...
