Fear of Fort Montgomery having a structural collapse stems from the removal of iron reinforcing rods which were likely cut out for their scrap value during wartime scrap drives of World War II.
These rods were initially devised to brace up and reinforce the massive fort's detached outer wall face, a defensive element of the fort's construction whichlater proved to be a structuarl flaw.
Previously, a third remaining bastion on the northern side of the fort suffered a similar collapse and was completely destroyed in 1980, mostly falling into the moat.
In September2008, the Preservation League of New York State placed Fort Montgomery on their "Seven to Save" properties. This listing effectively recognized the historical significance of the Fort Montgomery ruins. It also identified the ruins as being in dire need of stabilization and preservation.
Save Fort Montgomery. --Brock-Perry
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