Highlands Military Reservation

Highlands Military Reservation (1917-1920, 1940-1974) - First established in 1917 in Navesink, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Abandoned in 1974. Endicott Period (1890-1910) Part of the Harbor Defense of Southern New York. Established to provide protective shelter to U.S. shipping and to guard an important shipping channel into New York Harbor. World War I (1917-1918) Highlands Military Reservation World War I Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery Hartshorne 2 12" Mortar 1917-1920 $ ? Source: CDSG Highlands MR World War II (1941-1945) Highlands Military Reservation World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 116 Battery Lewis (2) 2 16" Casemated Barbette (CBC) 1942-1943-1944-1948 $ 1,552,493 Battery 219 2 6" Shielded Barbette (SBC) 1942-1943-1944-1946 $ 198,859 Source: CDSG Current Status Part of the Hartshorne Woods County Park, Navesink, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Two World War II batteries are visible. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Hartshorne Woods Park, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Maps & Images Lat: 40.3946072 Long: -73.9977264 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ' Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of New York, (HDNY-AN-44), 1 Sep 1944, CDSG Links: North American Forts - Military Reservation Highlands CDSG Visited: 13 Aug 2010 Highlands Military Reservation Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!