Fort Hamilton

U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York
AdministrativeArea military_base Q5471273
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Fort Hamilton

Summary

Fort Hamilton is a military base[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of military_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Hamilton is located in Brooklyn[3].
  • Fort Hamilton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Hamilton's instance of is recorded as military base[5].
  • Fort Hamilton's commissioned by is recorded as Simon Bernard[6].
  • Fort Hamilton is operated by United States Army[7].
  • Alexander Hamilton is named after Fort Hamilton[8].
  • Fort Hamilton's Commons category is recorded as Fort Hamilton[9].
  • 1825 marks the founding of Fort Hamilton[10].
  • Fort Hamilton was part of the conflict American Civil War[11].
  • Fort Hamilton was part of the conflict World War I[12].
  • Fort Hamilton was part of the conflict World War II[13].
  • Fort Hamilton's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.606111111111, 'longitude': -74.030833333333}[14].
  • Fort Hamilton's located on street is recorded as Fort Hamilton Parkway[15].
  • Fort Hamilton's significant event is recorded as foundation stone laying ceremony[16].
  • Fort Hamilton's significant event is recorded as start of construction[17].
  • Fort Hamilton's significant event is recorded as end of construction[18].
  • Fort Hamilton's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[19].
  • Fort Hamilton's described by source is recorded as Map of Fort Hamilton, New York (NAID 137929707)[20].
  • Fort Hamilton's described by source is recorded as Map of Fort Hamilton, New York (NAID 137929604)[21].
  • Fort Hamilton's described by source is recorded as Map of Fort Hamilton, New York (NAID 137929606)[22].
  • Fort Hamilton's described by source is recorded as Military Reservation at Fort Hamilton, Narrows of New York Harbor (NAID 77452254)[23].
  • Fort Hamilton's different from is recorded as Fort Hamilton[24].
  • Fort Hamilton sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+0'}[25].
  • Fort Hamilton's height is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[26].

Body

Geography

Fort Hamilton is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Brooklyn[3].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Hamilton sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+0'}[25].

Designation and Status

Fort Hamilton's instance of is recorded as military base[5].

History and Context

1825 marks the founding of Fort Hamilton[10]. Alexander Hamilton is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Fort Hamilton ranks in the top 9% of military_base entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (536 views/month).[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Conflict
    Significant event foundation stone laying ceremony, start of construction, end of construction
    Located in
    Instance of military base
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 511676025, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/511676025 in United States"
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