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Q: Was there ever a Fort Reliance in Red Hook and if so where was it? —Dave Foss
A: Dave, I think you may be thinking of Fort Defiance, which was in Red Hook during the Revolutionary War. I checked in with Richard Cox, curator at the Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton (the only active military base remaining in all of New York City), and he was unaware of any Fort Reliance. He did however send along some information on Fort Defiance. Here are a few passages from Robert B. Roberts’ book “New York’s Forts in the Revolution”: