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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1945) - | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1945) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1941 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Abandoned in 1945. | ||
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== [[ | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
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{{ | [[File:Sagamore Hill Gun Crew WP (1).jpg|thumb|left|300px|Sagamore Hill MR WWII Gun Crew.]] | ||
Sagamore Hill Military Reservation was established by elements of Battery C, 241st Coast Artillery Regiment, immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Initially, a convoy of three heavy trucks and a command car from [[Fort Dawes]] towed the two 155mm guns and brought ammunition to temporary field emplacements at Sagamore Hill. The remainder of the company followed on 14 Dec 1941 and was originally quartered at a local school. By the end of July 1942, the construction of the temporary WWII barracks and support structures was complete and the reservation was operational. | |||
The Sagamore Hill Military Reservation was deactivated on 1 Apr 1945. | |||
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== Current Status == | |||
Part of Scusset Beach State Reservation, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. | |||
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(M) 41. | (M) 41.77874, -70.51528, Sagamore Hill Military Reservation | ||
(1941-1945) | |||
(B) 41.78089, -70.51685, Battery 155 - Sagamore Hill | |||
(1942-1945) | |||
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'''Location:''' Sagamore Hill, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. | '''Location:''' Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sagamore Hill, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|41. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.77874|-70.51528}} | ||
* Elevation: ' | * Elevation: ' | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* | * Butler, Jerry, '''''The Military History of the Cape Cod Canal''''', Arcadia Publishing, 2002, ISBN 0738510092, ISBN 978-0738510095, 128 pages | ||
{{HBSuppBostonWWII}} | {{HBSuppBostonWWII}} | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com North American Forts - Sagamore Hill Military Reservation] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/masouth.html#boston North American Forts - Sagamore Hill Military Reservation] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamore_Hill_Military_Reservation Wikipedia - Sagamore Hill Military Reservation] | ||
* {{CDSGMainLink}} | * {{CDSGMainLink}} | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|17 May 2012}} | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of Boston]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Boston]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:World War II Forts]] | [[Category:World War II Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Military Reservations]] | [[Category:Military Reservations]] | ||
[[Category:Massachusetts Military Reservations]] | |||
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Sagamore Hill Military Reservation (1941-1945) - A World War II Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1941 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Abandoned in 1945.
World War II (1941-1945)Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts. .jpg) Sagamore Hill Military Reservation was established by elements of Battery C, 241st Coast Artillery Regiment, immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Initially, a convoy of three heavy trucks and a command car from Fort Dawes towed the two 155mm guns and brought ammunition to temporary field emplacements at Sagamore Hill. The remainder of the company followed on 14 Dec 1941 and was originally quartered at a local school. By the end of July 1942, the construction of the temporary WWII barracks and support structures was complete and the reservation was operational. The Sagamore Hill Military Reservation was deactivated on 1 Apr 1945.
Current StatusPart of Scusset Beach State Reservation, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
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Visited: 17 May 2012
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