Fort Hancock (2)

Fort Hancock (2) (1857-1972) - Established in 1857 as the Third System Fort at Sandy Hook and renamed Fort Hancock 30 Oct 1895 after Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. Fort Hancock was declared surplus by the Defense Department in 1972.

Fort Hancock (2) History

Established to provide protective shelter to U.S. shipping and to guard an important shipping channel into New York Harbor.

The original Fort at Sandy Hook (1857-1885) was never completed. A new fort was established in 1892 and named Fort Hancock in 1895.

Current Status

The historic fort is now managed as part of the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, part of the National Park System.

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Location: Sandy Hook, New Jersey Maps & Images Lat: 40.463889 Long: -74.002778 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

Sources:

• Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, Page 117-119
• 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 516-518

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