Fort Howard (1): Difference between revisions

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Fort Howard (1) (1899-1940) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established as North Point Military Reservation on 6 Jun 1899. Named 4 Apr 1900 after Col. John Eager Howard, a distinguished soldier of the Maryland Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. Became the headquarters for the Coastal Defense of Baltimore including Fort Smallwood, Fort Armistead, and Fort Carroll. Turned over to the Veterans Administration Aug 1940.

Established as a part of the Harbor Defense of Baltimore.

**Fort Howard Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Key	8	12"	Mortar	1900-1927	$ 112,999
Battery Stricker	2	12"	Disappearing	1899-1918	$ 113,499
Battery Nicholson	2	6"	Disappearing	1900-1927	$ 37,029
Battery Harris	2	5"	Balanced Pillar	1900-1917	$ 17,400
Battery Clagett	2	3"	Masking Parapet	1901-1920	$ 10,460
Battery Lazear	2	3"	Masking Parapet	1900-1920	$ 10,445	Destroyed
Source: CDSG

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County Park. No period guns or carriages in place.

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Location: .

Maps & Images

Lat: 39.16611 Long: -76.47806

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 383
Wikipedia
NorthAmericanForts.com
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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