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Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
Fort Hancock Artillery army New York Harbor new jersey Sandy Hook NJ light house pistol soldier Officers Row
In 1895, the U.S. Army commissioned Fort Hancock to protect New York Harbor from invasion by sea. Its yellow brick buildings were constructed largely between 1898-1910, with the fort reaching its peak population in World War II. Fort Hancock's defenses waxed and waned with the needs of the nation from the end of the Spanish-American War through the end of World War II.
Aircraft changed the style of warfare forever, and by the end of World War II anti-aircraft guns had taken over the key defensive role at Fort Hancock. The Cold War era brought a change from anti-aircraft guns to Nike Missiles that could intercept jet warplanes. These surface-to-air nuclear missiles were housed here between 1954 and 1974.
The fort was decommissioned on December 31, 1974. Since then, Fort Hancock has served the public as the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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