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Fort
Point National Historic Site Fort Point was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
between 1853 and 1861 to prevent entrance of a hostile fleet into
San Francisco Bay. Between 1933 and 1937 the fort was used as a base of operations for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. During World War II, Fort Point was occupied by about 100 soldiers who manned searchlights and rapid-fire cannon mounted atop the fort as part of the protection of a submarine net strung across the entrance to the Bay. Fort Point is the only third system brick fort on the west coast of the United States. It became a National Historic Site on October 16th, 1970. | Facts | LiNkS
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