Back Information: Fort Holmes - Erected by the British during the war of 1812
by Detroit Photographic Co
built entirely of white Bethel Vermont granite
On back: A thrilling sight indeed is watching the tides surge and churn constantly in this deep through in the rocky shore known as Devil’s Churn
Looking East from the Woolworth Building, Showing Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg Bridges, New York City - Vintage Bridge Postcard prewwiitranquility Back Information: Fort Holmes -Front: Looking East from the Woolworth Building, Showing Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges, New York City. Back: BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, and Williamsburg Bridges span the East River, connecting the Boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The oldest and the first constructed is the Brooklyn Bridge; begun in the 1870 and open to traffic in 1883. The Manhattan Bridge has a river span of 1,470 feet and a total length of 6,855 feet, the towers are 322