Abandoned Military Fortress

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It was built to guard New York Harbor from the Confederates during the Civil War.



But the embrasures that anchored cannons to the stone floors of Fort Totten, in Queens, New York never faced enemy fire.


One hundred and fifty years after the fortress went under construction, its eroding walls are a haunting reminder of American history.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2105677/Fort-Totten-Inside-abandoned-military-fortress-guarded-New-York-harbour-Civil-War.html#ixzz1qpYbxQPj