Subdeacon Joe Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 I'm 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 http://www.heliograph.com/trmgs/trmgs1/dynamite.shtml https://www.militarymuseum.org/HDSF.html https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Seacoast_defense_in_the_United_States https://www.goldengate.org/exhibits/battery-lancaster-defending-the-golden-gate/ https://www.mishalov.net/2016/11/gun-battery-dynamite-nike-missile.html?m=1 http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_Zalinsky.php 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Some links: http://fortwiki.com/Fort_Wiki https://www.northamericanforts.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Footnote for Fort Constitution. December 14, 15 1774, then British Fort William and Mary was raided, gunpowder and cannons were stolen by colonials. Those cannons were later used in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The gunpowder was distributed throughout the region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 37 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Footnote for Fort Constitution. December 14, 15 1774, then British Fort William and Mary was raided, gunpowder and cannons were stolen liberated by colonials. Those cannons were later used in the Battle of Bunker Hill. The gunpowder was distributed throughout the region. Fixed it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Near Fort Constitution is Odiorne Point state Park which is the site of the WWII Fort Dearborn which I think is one of the Endicott sites. Beautiful views of the Atlantic from there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Many of the coastal defense sites can be seen on Google Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 There was one battery open at Ft. Hancock (Sandy Hook, NJ ) years ago, but as the concrete began to crumble it was, and remains, closed to the public. There are also a number of pillboxes in the area, also either closed or flooded. About 20 years ago, some ordinance was discovered, which dated from, most likely, the First World War, but could have been from the Civil War. The beach was closed off and the ordinance was exploded. Lots of black smoke. The Nike missile batteries are gone, but one reproduction with its control vehicle is on display. Also, there is a memorial stone from the American revolution, which commemorates the loss of British troops. Lots of history in and around NY harbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The Endicott guns at Ft Taylor in Key West were removed and sent to England in WW1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Back in the 90's we were designing some new buildings for the San Diego Naval Base. The base goes back to the Spanish explorers. We were driven around to show us the base and its history. They took us to a Battery. Guns were gone but.....they had been place behind a large berm/hill with the powder/shell storage rooms built into the berms. The idea was they could shoot over the berms and not be seen. We were trying to see if we could convert the rooms to some sort of use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 (edited) If you get to the San Francisco area Nike Site 88 is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 12:30 to 3:30. https://www.nps.gov/goga/nike-missile-site.htm Also, from the San Francisco side scan the Marin Headlands and look for the old gun emplacements. There are also emplacements for guns on the San Francisco side. Including Battery Chamberlain https://www.nps.gov/prsf/planyourvisit/battery-chamberlin.htm Edited January 9 by Subdeacon Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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