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9. Fort Totten, Queens, New York

Location: New York City, Queens, New York 1862 is the year. Price for a tour: $74. Situated on the northern tip of Long Island, Fort Totten is a former U.S. Army station situated in Queens, New York City. Much of this historic Civil War fort is accessible to the public, although there are some abandoned buildings with crumbling electronic equipment and stone arches inside.

Queens, New York's Fort Totten @atlasobscura/Pinterest Fort Totten sustained severe damage during the Civil War, and extensive reconstruction was necessary to restore it to its former status as a legitimate military fortress. Fort Totten was partitioned centuries later. Some sections were sectioned off for usage by the NYPD, FDNY, and U.S. Army Reserve, and others were turned into public parks. After that partition, all of the buildings that remained were abandoned.
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