Preparing to dive Fort Lafayette
The team is ready
Lou Young (CBS 2 News) and Gene Ritter
Pre- dive interview
Narrows Channel
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Gene Ritter and Pete Oliver dive in, 1996
Gene Ritter
Denise Beach
Denise's Wharf
Under Denise's Wharf
Fort Lafayette and Denise's Wharf (1812)
Fort Diamond was built in 1812 to protect New York Harbor. In 1825 the 72-gun fortress was later renamed "Fort Lafayette" in honor of General Lafayette.
In 1861 Fort Lafayette was used as a confederate prison during the Civil War. The fort caught fire in 1868. This photo shows Denise's Wharf, to the left.
The perspective layout of the fort, bridge, and wharf
Robert E. Lee reviews plans to rebuild the fort
Dive log
Dive Log
Artifact found on the Fort Lafayette site- note the 1861 date
Dated 1861
(M.B. & Co.) Mura And Bonar Company 145 West 35th Street, New York, N.Y. (company manufactured mostly gin and other spirts)
