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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1898-1921) - An [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott Period]] concrete battery constructed in 1898 and named for Capt. [[Joseph Van Swearingen]], [[6th U.S. Infantry]], killed 25 Dec 1837 in the [[Seminole War II|Seminole Indian Wars]]. Disarmed in 1921. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1898-1921) - An [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott Period]] concrete battery constructed in 1898 and named for Capt. [[Joseph Van Swearingen]], [[6th U.S. Infantry]], killed 25 Dec 1837 in the [[Seminole War II|Seminole Indian Wars]]. Armed with two British Armstrong 4.7" guns on pedestal mounts. Disarmed in 1921. | ||
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Revision as of 17:05, 15 March 2008
Battery Van Swearingen (1898-1921) - An Endicott Period concrete battery constructed in 1898 and named for Capt. Joseph Van Swearingen, 6th U.S. Infantry, killed 25 Dec 1837 in the Seminole Indian Wars. Armed with two British Armstrong 4.7" guns on pedestal mounts. Disarmed in 1921.
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Location: Santa Rosa Island, Pensacola, Florida Maps & Images Lat: 30.327333 Long: -87.29526 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 197
- De Quesada, Alejandro M., A History of Florida Forts: Florida's Lonely Outposts, SC : History Press, Charleston, 2006, ISBN 1596291044, page 192
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