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Fort Wadsworth is a former United States military installation on Staten Island in New York City situated on The Narrows which divide New York Bay into Upper and Lower halves a natural point for defense of the Upper Bay and Manhattan beyond. Prior to closing in 1994 it claimed to be the longest continually manned military installation in the United States. Fort Wadsworth is now part of the Staten Island Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area maintained by the National Park Service.
