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Fort Slocum
Part of Coast Defenses of Eastern New York
Davids Island, city of New Rochelle, New York
Mortars similar to the type used at Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum is located in New York City
Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum
Location in New York City area
Fort Slocum is located in New York
Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum (New York)
Fort Slocum is located in the United States
Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum
Fort Slocum (the United States)
Coordinates40°53′02″N 73°46′12″W / 40.884°N 73.770°W / 40.884; -73.770
TypeCoastal defense fort, hospital, training base
Site information
OwnerCity of New Rochelle
ConditionDemolished
Site history
Built1862
Built byUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
In use1867–1965
Demolished2008
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
World War I
World War II

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.

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