Chain Battery - West Point

Chain Battery - West Point (1776-1783) - A Revolutionary War battery first established in 1776 at the terminus of the Great Chain at West Point, Orange County, New York. Abandoned in 1783.

Chain Battery Stone Marker	Chain Battery Top of the Stone Wall, Flirtation Walk Along the Right
Chain Battery Wall at the Base of the Battery.

History of Chain Battery - West Point

Great Chain Marker at the Chain Battery

Established in 1776. The Chain Battery was constructed just above the point where the Great Chain was anchored to the West Point shore about 27' above the waters of Hudson River. The battery was a 65' long stone parapet that mounted three 12-pounder cannons placed to protect the Great Chain.

The remains of the battery can be see alongside Flirtation Walk near Chain Cove. Flirtation walk runs right behind the stone wall which was the base of the battery.

Abandoned in 1783 at the end of the war.

Current Status

Some of the battery's stone structures remain along with a large stone carved with the name of the battery. A marker for the Great Chain is attached to a nearby boulder.

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Location: Flirtation Walk at Chain Cove, West Point, Orange County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.39628 Long: -73.95292 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

See Also:

• Great Chain
• Fortress West Point
• West Point Portal

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:

• North American Forts - Fortress West Point

Visited: 31 May 2013