Long Point Military Reservation: Difference between revisions

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Long Point Military Reservation (1930-1974) - An Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1930 above Long Point and Point Vincente in the present day city of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. A sub-post of Fort MacArthur. Abandoned in 1974.

Long Point MR Site from Below	City of Rancho Palos Verdes Complex on Old Long Point MR
Long Point MR 1930 Fire Control Station

Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.

The Long Point Military Reservation was initially acquired in 1930 to house six fire control stations for the large caliber guns at Fort MacArthur. The initial site was a small hillside reservation overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Long Point. The fire control stations were rectangular reinforced concrete structures built into a steep hillside.

World War II (1941-1945)

**Long Point Military Reservation World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 155 - Long Point	2	155mm	Mobile, Panama Mounts	1941-1942-1943-1944	$ 8,208
Source: CDSG

Cold War (1947–1991)

Current Status

Most of the site is owned by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. The city hall and other city facilities are located on the former military reservation.

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Location: City Hall, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California.

Maps & Images

Lat: 33.7447911 Long: -118.4045523

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Sources:

U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG

Links:

CDSG

Visited: 4 Jan 2013

Long Point Military Reservation Picture Gallery

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