- O Fort Point It is a fort, whose construction began in 1853, which is right under the Golden Gate Bridge, which was built long after the fort (1933).
- Although in 1865 General Irvin McDowell suggested that Fort Point be named Fort Redo the matter was let die.
- Fort Point once had tremendous strategic importance in fortifying San Francisco from attack by foreign powers. 10 best things to do at Fort Point.
- See 1767 photos from 10246 visitors about golden gate, scenic views, and civil war. "Fort Point was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers..."
- "The fort at Fort Point" is practically the only fort worth the name fort on the west coast of the United States: Though not a starfort by any stretch of the imagination...
- After the Civil War, Fort Point became underutilized. During World War I, Fort Point was remodeled by the army for use as a detention barrack.
- Fort Point National Historic Site is a stone fort built on San Francisco Bay on the south side of the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Fort Point is a masonry seacoast fortification located at the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
- Such is the reputation of Presidio’s Fort Point National Historic Site, which made a memorable cameo in Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece, Vertigo.
- There are museum exhibits on the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Fort Point Lighthouses, Buffalo Soldiers, and the construction of and life at Fort Point.