- Fort DeRussy Military Reservation
Fort DeRussy is a
United States military reservation in theWaikiki area ofHonolulu, Hawaii under the jurisdiction of theUnited States Army . Unfenced and largely open to public traffic, the installation consists mainly of landscapedgreenspace . The official military functions aboard the fort consist of a few modest office buildings, a museum open to the public housed inside an oldcoastal artillery battery, and theHale Koa Hotel , an MWR facility.Fort DeRussy in Honolulu is one of five Forts DeRussy in the United States. The other four forts (two in
Louisiana , one inKentucky , and one inWashington, D.C. ) were all built during theAmerican Civil War . All of the forts were named for two brothers, Lewis andRené Edward De Russy . (The National Park Service errs in its claim that the fort in Washington was named for Gustavus Adolphus DeRussy, a son of Rene and a nephew of Lewis.) Lewis and Rene were both graduates of theUnited States Military Academy at West Point. Lewis was the oldest West Point graduate to serve in the Confederate Army, while older brother Rene served on the Union side.Coordinates: coord|21|16|53.53|N|157|50|5.45|W|type:landmark|display=inline
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