Fort Hamilton High School

8301 Shore Road | Bay Ridge | built 1940

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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 1941

    September 8

    Fort Hamilton High School opens on the former Crescent Athletic Club grounds

    Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia broke ground for the school on September 23, 1940. It opened on September 8, 1941, at 8301 Shore Road, on the site of the former Crescent Athletic Club. The school takes its name from the Army garrison at Fort Hamilton, and its zone covers Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Dyker Heights.

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 1963

    Janet Yellen graduates from Fort Hamilton, later leading the Treasury and the Federal Reserve

    Economist Janet Yellen, born in 1946, finished at Fort Hamilton High School in the class of 1963. She went on to chair the Federal Reserve (2014-2018) and serve as Treasury Secretary, according to the school's notable alumni list, which notes that she was the first woman to hold either post.

    “Janet Yellen (born 1946, class of 1963), economist, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014-2018); the first woman to hold either post…”

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 1977

    Future champion, state senator and NBA player graduate in Fort Hamilton's class of 1977

    Several Fort Hamilton alumni from the class of 1977 are listed in the school's notable alumni. Jean Balukas went on to be a Women's World Pocket Billiard Champion, Vincent Gentile became a New York City councilman and state senator, and Albert King played in the NBA.

    Source: Wikipedia

  4. 2008

    August

    Fort Hamilton cheerleaders come home from summer camp with a stack of awards

    After a National Cheerleaders Association camp at Rutgers, the school's squad, coached by Kerri Caputo and Jennifer Sorenson, returned with four Spirit Sticks, the NCA Spirit Award and the Herkie Team Award. Ten squad members were nominated for All-American honors, and Ashley Issacs received the award, which carries an invitation to perform with the association at events around the country.

    Source: brooklynpaper.com

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