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Fort Jay is an important example of military architecture and a dramatic reminder of the early defenses erected in New York Harbor to protect the City from invasion by sea. Like many other early fortifications in this country, its star-shaped plan was inspired by the designs of Sebastien de Vauban, the great French military architect. The fort was completed in 1798 and named after John Jay, then Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Strengthened in 1806-1808, its massive walls, bristling with a hundred guns, helped deter the British from attacking the City during the War of 1812. Today, it is under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard.
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