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 Cold War (1947–1991) A USAF Radar Station, Highlands Air Force Station, was in operation on the site between 1948 and 1966. That site was then turned over to the U.S. Army on 1 Jul 1966 and became Highlands Army Air Defense Site. Finally closed in 1974. 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