Fort Michie

Fort Michie (1896-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1896 on Great Gull Island in Suffolk County, New York. Named in G.O. 138, 27 Jul 1899, after 1st Lt. Dennis M. Michie, 17th U.S. Infantry, U.S. Army, killed in action at San Juan, Santiago, Cuba, 1 Jul 1898. Abandoned in 1948.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.

**Fort Michie Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Palmer	2	12"	Disappearing	1897-1898-1900-1945	$ 129,230
Battery North (1)	2	10"	Disappearing	1897-1898-1900-1917	$ 100,000
Battery Benjamin	2	6"	Pedestal	1902-1908-1908-1947	$ 54,742
Battery Maitland	2	6"	Pedestal	1903-1908-1908-1947	$ 47,500
Battery Pasco	2	3"	Pedestal	1903-1905-1905-1934	$ 22,800	Guns to Fort Mills
Source: CDSG

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Fort Michie Plan

World War I

**Fort Michie World War I Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Davis (3)	1	16"	Disappearing	1919-1922-1923-1944	$ 728,286
Source: CDSG

World War II

**Fort Michie World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery AMTB 912	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed AMTB Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 8,584	Fixed guns emplaced & then stored
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Island owned by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

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Location: Great Gull Island, Suffolk County, New York.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.2022222 Long: -72.1186111

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Elevation: 23'

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 566
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Long Island Sound, (HDLIS-AN-45), 15 Feb 1945, CDSG

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