Fort H.G. Wright
Fort H.G. Wright (1898-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1898 in Suffolk County, New York. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after MG Horatio G. Wright, U.S. Volunteers, a distinguished officer of the U.S. Civil War, and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1879-1884. Abandoned in 1948.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery Dynamite (4) | 1 | 15" | Pneumatic | Unknown | $ ? | |
| Battery Clinton | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1900-1902-1902-1943 | $ 114,895 | |
| Battery Butterfield | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1898-1900-1901-1945 | $ 110,000 | |
| Battery Barlow (2) | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 1898-1900-1901-1939 | $ 110,000 | |
| Battery Dutton | 3 | 6" | Disappearing | 1898-1900-1901-1945 | $ 78,000 | |
| Battery Hamilton (2) | 2 | 6" | Disappearing | 1903-1905-1905-1917 | $ 52,250 | |
| Battery Marcy | 2 | 6" | Disappearing | 1903-1906-1906-1917 | $ 50,000 | |
| Battery Hoffman | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1902-1904-1904-1946 | $ 13,471 | |
| Battery Hoppock | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1905-1905-1946 | $ 17,250 | |
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World War I
World War II
Current Status
Part of , Suffolk County, New York.
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Location: Fort H.G. Wright, Suffolk County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.2536111 Long: -72.0302778 |
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 599
- 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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