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== [[Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783) == | == [[Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783) == | ||
== Battery Lanthorn - West Point== | == Battery Lanthorn - West Point== | ||
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== Chain Battery - West Point== | == Chain Battery - West Point== | ||
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== Water Battery - West Point== | == Water Battery - West Point== | ||
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== Romans Battery - Constitution Island== | == Romans Battery - Constitution Island== | ||
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== Marine Battery - Constitution Island== | == Marine Battery - Constitution Island== | ||
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== Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island== | == Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island== | ||
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== Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island== | == Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island== | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Located on the [[United States Military Academy]] in Orange and Putnam County, New York. | Located on the [[United States Military Academy]] in Orange and Putnam County, New York. | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 21 May 2012
Fortress West Point Batteries (1778-1783) - Revolutionary War Batteries established in 1778 as a part of the defenses of Fortress West Point in Orange and Putnam County, New York. Abandoned in 1783.
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Battery Lanthorn - West Point
Chain Battery - West Point
Water Battery - West Point
Romans Battery - Constitution Island
Marine Battery - Constitution Island
Hill Cliff Battery - Constitution Island
Gravel Hill Battery - Constitution Island
Current Status
Located on the United States Military Academy in Orange and Putnam County, New York.
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Location: Part of the United States Military Academy in Orange and Putnam County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.392700 Long: -73.958400 |
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 590-592
Links:
Visited: 1-14 May 2012
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