Editing Fort Montgomery (Hudson River) (section)

==Fort Constitution==
[[James Clinton]] and Christopher Tappan, both lifetime residents of the area, were sent to scout appropriate locations. The initial site chosen was further to the north, on Martlaer's Island, across from [[West Point, New York|West Point]]. Plans  for the fort called for four [[bastions]]. Construction of the fortifications began in the summer of 1775. By November it had 70 cannons. However, difficulties in construction and management of the original plan of fortifications, together with escalating costs, led to abandonment of that project. The site on the north side of Popolopen Creek across from [[Anthony's Nose (Westchester)|Anthony's Nose]] was proposed, and in January 1776, the materials and resources from Fort Constitution were redirected to the construction at the new site.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsA_D/constituitionFort.htm| title = "Fort Constitution", New York State Military Museum}}</ref> Construction began on the new Fort Montgomery in March 1776.