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Revision as of 12:33, 8 February 2011
Fort Strong (2) (1899-1961) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1899 on the site of the Battery at Long Island Head on Long Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Named Fort Strong in G.O. 134, 22 Jul 1899, after Major General George C. Strong, U.S. Volunteers, U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in 1961.
Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts. Seven Endicott Period gun batteries and a mine casemate were constructed on Fort Strong (2) between 1893 and 1906.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Hitchcock | 1 2 |
10" 10" |
Disappearing Disappearing |
1893-1899-1899-1918 1893-1899-1899-1938 |
$ 336,633 | One gun removed 1918 |
| Battery Ward | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 1893-1899-1899-1938 | Included above | |
| Battery Drum | 2 | 4.72" | Armstrong | 1898-1899-1899-1917 | $ 14,737 | Guns to Sachuest Point, Middletown, RI |
| Battery Basinger | 2 | 3" | Masking Parapet | 1899-1900-1901-1946 | $ 18,780 | |
| Battery Smyth | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1906-1906-1921 | $ 16,000 | Guns to Battery Basinger |
| Battery Stevens | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1906-1906-1946 | $ 21,500 | |
| Battery Taylor (1) | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1906-1906-1942 | $ 21,000 | Guns to Battery Taylor (2) Fort Dawes |
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World War I (1917-1918)
During World War I, 1,500 soldiers were stationed at Fort Strong. A two-gun AA Battery #3 was built in 1917 and expanded to three guns in 1935. Designated a sub-post of Fort Banks (1) after the end of the war.
World War II (1941-1945)
Declared surplus 30 Sep 1947.
Cold War (1947-1991)
Fort Strong housed NIKE missile launch site B-35R in the 1950s, with the control site in Squantum and the Radar Section, 15th AAA Group (1958-1961). A target tracking radar was built in Battery Drum and only the footings remain.
Current Status
Closed to the public, obtain permission in advance of visit. Operated by The Boston Public Health Commission on Long Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
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Location: Long Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Maps & Images Lat: 42.323292 Long: -70.963864 |
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 411
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Strong
- Wikipedia - Fort Strong
- Wikipedia - Long Island
- City of Boston - Harbor Islands
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