Highlands Military Reservation: Difference between revisions

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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

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
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.

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Location: Hartshorne Woods Park, Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.

Maps & Images

Lat: 40.3946072 Long: -73.9977264

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Sources:

U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of New York, (HDNY-AN-44), 1 Sep 1944, CDSG

Links:

Visited: 13 Aug 2010

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 == Current Status ==
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-(M) 40.3946072, -73.9977264, Military Reservation Highlands
+(M) 40.39461, -73.99773, Military Reservation Highlands
 (1917-1920, 1940-1974)
-(B) 40.389271, -73.989154, Battery 116
+(B) 40.389274, -73.989154, Battery 116
 Battery Lewis (2)
-(B) 40.38655, -73.983339, Battery 219
+(B) 40.38655, -73.98334, Battery 219
+(R) 40.39139, -73.99389, Highlands Air Force Station
+(1948-1966)
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