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{{HDSouthernNewYork}} Established to provide protective shelter to U.S. shipping and to guard an important shipping channel into New York Harbor. | |||
==[[World War I]]== | |||
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[[Image:Highlands MR Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Highlands MR]] | |||
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==[[World War II]]== | |||
{{MRHighlandsWWII}} | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of the Hartshorne Woods County Park. Two [[World War II]] batteries are visible. | Part of the Hartshorne Woods County Park. Two [[World War II]] batteries are visible. | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 13 August 2010
Highlands Military Reservation (1917-1920, 1940-1974) - First established in 1917. Abandoned in 1974.
Endicott Period
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
| 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
| 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. Two World War II batteries are visible.
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Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey. Maps & Images Lat: 40.3946072 Long: -73.9977264 |
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