Nutter's Battery is a scenic overlook in the

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, overlooking the

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to the north. The battery was built during the

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as a small part of an extensive system of fortification intended to defend against a British invasion from the north. After the war, the wall fell into ruin and eventually disappeared. The Parks Department built a low wall in 1945 to mark the spot, and the

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rebuilt the wall in 2014, adding paths and planting. The battery was named after

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, who owned the surrounding property. According to maps and illustrations of the time, the Battery was a redoubt connected to

Fort Fish Fort Fish was an earthworks fortification within what is now Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. The fort was located on East Drive near 105th Street, directly across from the Central Park Conservancy's composting area, which was once a gi ...

, by earthworks along the Old Post Road. At the line of 107th Street and Sixth Avenue (Lenox Avenue), the earthworks led to a gatehouse in the road at

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. From there the earthworks continued up a rocky hill to

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.Brief description
from official Central Park site.

References

Forts in Manhattan Central Park Infrastructure completed in 1814 History of New York City {{NYC-stub

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