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Fort Terry (1898-1946) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1898 on Plum Island, Suffolk County, New York. Named in G.O. 134, 22 Jul 1899, after MG Alfred H. Terry, U.S. Army. Abandoned in 1946.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.

Land for the Military Reservation at Plum Island was purchased in two sections, the first section of 193 acres was acquired on 24 Feb 1897 and the second section of 647 acres was acquired on 24 Jun 1901.

The first four Endicott Period gun batteries, Battery Stoneman, Battery Steele, Battery Bradford and Battery Kelly, were started in 1897-1898 on the initial section of land and were completed in 1900-1901. The second set of seven Endicott Period gun batteries was begun in 1902-1903 after the second parcel of land was acquired. Battery Floyd, Battery Dimick, Battery Hagner, Battery Eldridge, Battery Dalliba, Battery Greble, and Battery Campbell were completed in 1905-1906.

**Fort Terry Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Stoneman	8	12"	Mortar	1898-1900-1901-1943	$ 112,000
Battery Steele	2	10"	Disappearing	1897-1899-1900-1942	$ 102,593
Battery Bradford	2	6"	Disappearing	1898-1900-1901-1944	$ 50,000
Battery Floyd	2	6"	Disappearing	1903-1906-1906-1917	$ 51,625
Battery Dimick	2	6"	Disappearing	1903-1905-1905-1917	$ 57,500
Battery Kelly	2	5"	Pedestal	1898-1901-1900-1917	$ 14,500
Battery Hagner	2	3"	Pedestal	1903-1906-1906-1932	$ 15,924	Guns to Battery Hoppock
Battery Eldridge	2	3"	Pedestal	1903-1906-1906-1943	$ 15,924
Battery Dalliba	2	3"	Pedestal	1902-1905-1905-1946	$ 17,500
Battery Greble	2	3"	Pedestal	1903-1905-1905-1932	$ 16,687
Battery Campbell	2	3"	Pedestal	1903-1905-1905-1933	$ 16,687
Source: CDSG

World War I

World War II

**Fort Terry World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 217	2	6"	Shielded Barbette (SBC)	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 249,478	Not Armed
Battery AMTB 911	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed AMTB Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 12,051
Battery 155 - Fort Terry	4	155mm	Mobile Panama Mount	1942-1943	$ ?
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Ruins.

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Location: Plum Island, Suffolk County, New York.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.18 Long: -72.195

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Elevation: 30'

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 582
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Long Island Sound, (HDLIS-AN-45), 15 Feb 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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 Land for the Military Reservation at Plum Island was purchased in two sections, the first section of 193 acres was acquired on 24 Feb 1897 and the second section of 647 acres was acquired on 24 Jun 1901.
+The first four [[Endicott Period]] gun batteries, [[Battery Stoneman]], [[Battery Steele]], [[Battery Bradford]] and [[Battery Kelly]], were started in 1897-1898 on the initial section of land and  were completed in 1900-1901. The second set of seven [[Endicott Period]] gun batteries was begun in 1902-1903 after the second parcel of land was acquired. [[Battery Floyd]], [[Battery Dimick]], [[Battery Hagner]], [[Battery Eldridge]], [[Battery Dalliba]], [[Battery Greble]], and [[Battery Campbell]] were completed in 1905-1906.
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