"Built between 1898 and 1904, three 8” and six 12” guns were used to protect New York Harbor. The battery was decommissioned 1943-44. Looking at Google images, I figure it’s about 1,300 feet long." ~ by Don
The National Park Service has a good brochure about the defenses at Sandy Hook at
www.nps.gov/gate/historyculture/upload/defenses_of_s
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"Built between 1898 and 1904, three 8” and six 12” guns were used to protect New York Harbor. The battery was decommissioned 1943-44. Looking at Google images, I figure it’s about 1,300 feet long." ~ by Don
The National Park Service has a good brochure about the defenses at Sandy Hook at
www.nps.gov/gate/historyculture/upload/defenses_of_s
Tags: Fort Hancock Gateway National Recreation Area Jersey Shore Monmouth County Nikon 16-35mm f/4 AF-S VR G ED Nikon D610 Nine Gun Battery Sandy Hook Sandy Hook Proving Grounds Highlands New Jersey United States US
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"Built between 1898 and 1904, three 8” and six 12” guns were used to protect New York Harbor. The battery was decommissioned 1943-44. Looking at Google images, I figure it’s about 1,300 feet long." ~ by Don
The National Park Service has a good brochure about the defenses at Sandy Hook at
www.nps.gov/gate/historyculture/upload/defenses_of_s
Tags: Fort Hancock Gateway National Recreation Area Jersey Shore Monmouth County Nikon 16-35mm f/4 AF-S VR G ED Nikon D610 Nine Gun Battery Sandy Hook Sandy Hook Proving Grounds Highlands New Jersey United States US
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Officer’s Club
Building No.114
... Some say it's haunted.
Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook, located in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. This coastal artillery base played an important part in the defense of New York Harbor and played a role in the history of New Jersey. Between 1874 and 1919, Fort Hancock was operated in conjunction with the Army's Sandy Hook Proving Ground.
In 1893, Fort Hancock installed Battery Potter, the nation's first disappearing gun battery. It also was important for the defense of the vital New York Harbor throughout World War II, preventing the entrance of German submarines into the harbor. In the late 1950s Project Nike antiaircraft missiles were based there. Fort Hancock was decommissioned in 1974.
The fort and its small museum are managed as part of the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, and is part of National Parks of New York Harbor unit of the National Park System.
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Officer’s Club
Building No.114
... Some say it's haunted.
Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook, located in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, along the Atlantic coast of eastern New Jersey in the United States. This coastal artillery base played an important part in the defense of New York Harbor and played a role in the history of New Jersey. Between 1874 and 1919, Fort Hancock was operated in conjunction with the Army's Sandy Hook Proving Ground.
In 1893, Fort Hancock installed Battery Potter, the nation's first disappearing gun battery. It also was important for the defense of the vital New York Harbor throughout World War II, preventing the entrance of German submarines into the harbor. In the late 1950s Project Nike antiaircraft missiles were based there. Fort Hancock was decommissioned in 1974.
The fort and its small museum are managed as part of the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, and is part of National Parks of New York Harbor unit of the National Park System.
Tags: Fort Hancock Gateway National Recreation Area Jersey Shore Monmouth County Nikon 16-35mm f/4 AF-S VR G ED Nikon D610 Officer's Club Sandy Hook Sandy Hook Proving Grounds Highlands New Jersey United States US
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