Fort Hancock, New Jersey
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fort-hancock-new-jersey-222-2247123
title:
Fort Hancock, New Jersey
text:
Fort Hancock is a former United States Army fort at Sandy Hook in Middletown Township, New Jersey. The coastal artillery base defended the Atlantic coast and the entrance to New York Harbor, with its first gun batteries operational in 1896. The fort served from then until 1950 as part of the Harbor Defenses of New York and predecessor organizations. Between 1874 and 1919, the adjacent US Army Sandy Hook Proving Ground was operated in conjunction with Fort Hancock. It is now part of Fort Hancock
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Former United States Army fort
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hancock,_New_Jersey
date created:
2005-12-30T23:23:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T03:14:39Z
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