- Lookout Place
Lookout Place or Fort Hill was a
Revolutionary War British garrison, or circular earthen mound-fortress at the top of LaTourette Hill inHistoric Richmondtown ,Staten Island, New York . The circular redoubt was constructed in 1776 byBritish Regulars during the occupation of Richmond County. GeneralWilliam Howe planned his successful capture ofNew York City while encamped on the Island, along with 30,000 British and Hessian soldiers joining after the arrival of his brother AdmiralRichard Howe . The fort overlooked the Old Mill Road,Fresh Kills St. Andrews Church and the town of Richmond, then referred to asCuckoldstown , in the valley just below LaTourette Hill.The hilltop was widely denuded of trees by the British during the war, allowing the soldiers to have unobstructed views of
Lower New York Bay and theArthur Kill .Extensive archeological digs have taken place at the turn of the last century, revealing all manner of British accuetrament, from remnants of weaponry to soldier coat buttons, shoe buckles and pottery fragments.Robert Rogers created a new unit while encamped at Richmondtown called TheQueen's Rangers named after Charlotte, wife ofKing George III .Sources
Bayles, Richard M. 1887. History of Richmond County (Staten Island), New York: from its discovery to the present time. New York: L.E. Preston. Morris, Ira K. 1898. Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York. New York: Memorial Pub. Co.
Papas, Phillip. 2007. That ever loyal island: Staten Island and the American Revolution. New York: New York University Press. military navigation
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title = New York in the American Revolutionary War
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