Currently uninhabited, in the past it was the site of Fort Slocum.

Fort Slocum was deactivated on November 30, 1965.

It organized on 31 March 1898 at Fort Slocum, NY.

The plan calls for a causeway and bridge to connect the unused, uninhabited island, once the site of Fort Slocum, to the mainland.

For a century, Davids Island was used as an Army post called Fort Slocum.

The famous "Sound off, one, two" military cadence was invented at Fort Slocum in 1944.

Along with David's Island, it has had a variety of military uses over the years, including its use as the site of Fort Slocum.

He came to America as a young man, lived in Queens and, in 1917, joined the Army at Fort Slocum.

In the late 1890s, his father was stationed at Fort Slocum on Long Island.

"Davids Island has the remnants of Fort Slocum, which it took the Army a year to build," he said.