Fort Totten Water Battery
How History and Access Inspire Interest in a Remote Queens Park
The Fort Totten Water Battery was built in 1862 — opposite Fort Skylar in the Bronx — to protect the greater New York City region from invasion during that time. Obsolete and abandoned before it was ever completed -- the Water Battery is a rare civil war era remnant, majestic in its incompletion, and relatively hidden in Northeast Queens.
As the Battery continues to remain unknown to most, investments in preserving history and increasing visitor access has helped inspire public interest in this remote Queens Park.
Unforgotten Films (S1:E1)
Location: Fort Totten (Queens NY)
Duration: 4:56 (minutes)
Release: July 11, 2019
Featuring
Matt Symons (NYC Parks)
Joseph Czeisel (NYC Urban Park Rangers)
Paul DeBenedetto (Bayside Historical Society)
Justin Rivers (Untapped New York)
Special Thanks
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks)
Funding Support
Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC)
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)
Project Team
Aaron Asis (Creator & Producer)
Jett Cain and Chalalai Fischbach (Video & Editing)
Untapped New York (Media & Distribution)