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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1918) - Battery Winchester was a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] gun battery located on [[Fort Armistead]], Maryland. The Battery was named for Brig. Gen. [[James Winchester]]. Battery construction started in 1897, was completed in 1899 and transferred to the | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1918) - Battery Winchester was a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] gun battery located on [[Fort Armistead (1)]], Maryland. The Battery was named for Brig. Gen. [[James Winchester]]. Battery construction started in 1897, was completed in 1899 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 5 Jan 1900 at a total cost of $140,383.10 (total cost includes [[Battery McFarland]]). Deactivated in 1918. | |||
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[[Image:Fort Armistead Battery Winchester - 6.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Battery Winchester 12" Gun Emplacement]] | [[Image:Fort Armistead Battery Winchester - 6.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Battery Winchester 12" Gun Emplacement]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Armistead Battery Winchester - 4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Battery Winchester Shell Hoist and Gallery]] | [[Image:Fort Armistead Battery Winchester - 4.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Battery Winchester Shell Hoist and Gallery]] | ||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Fort Armistead, Maryland. | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Baltimore]] | ||
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[[Category:Endicott Period Battery]] | [[Category:Endicott Period Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal Battery]] | [[Category:Coastal Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Fort Armistead]] | [[Category:Fort Armistead (1)]] | ||
[[Category:2009 CDSG Meeting]] | [[Category:2009 CDSG Meeting]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:00, 23 September 2021
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Battery Winchester (1900-1918) - Battery Winchester was a reinforced concrete Endicott Period gun battery located on Fort Armistead (1), Maryland. The Battery was named for Brig. Gen. James Winchester. Battery construction started in 1897, was completed in 1899 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 5 Jan 1900 at a total cost of $140,383.10 (total cost includes Battery McFarland). Deactivated in 1918.
 
HistoryPart of the Harbor Defense of Baltimore. Battery Winchester was a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 12" gun battery with one M1888MII 12" gun mounted on an LF M1896 carriage. The gun was shipped to Fort Wadsworth 26 Jul 1918 and the carriage was scrapped 12 Mar 1923.
Current StatusNo period guns or carriages in place. Battery in good physical shape but covered with grafitti. Not well cared for.
Sources: Links:
Battery Winchester Picture Gallery
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