Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District
Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District | |
Sandy Hook, New Jersey | |
Coordinates | 40°26′41″N 73°59′44″W / 40.44472°N 73.99556°W |
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Area | 4,584 acres (1,855 ha) |
Built | 1859 |
Built by | United States Army |
NRHP reference No. | 80002505[1] |
NJRHP No. | 2024[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1980 |
Designated NHLD | December 17, 1982[3] |
Designated NJRHP | October 3, 1980 |
Fort Hancock and the Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District is a
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
Sandy Hook Proving Ground was founded in 1874 for the testing and development of artillery. It served in this role until 1918-19, a period which included the nation's rise to a position of global power. Weapons developed here were deployed for use both as coastal defenses elsewhere in the United States, and by the United States Army for field use. Surviving buildings associated with its use include test batteries, magazines, and a gun park, as well as bombproof observation structures and target platforms. The Sandy Hook property also includes an early life saving station built by the United States Life-Saving Service (a predecessor to the United States Coast Guard), and the 1764 Sandy Hook Light, the nation's oldest working lighthouse.[4]
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is the name given to the series of coastal defenses located at Sandy Hook. As it overlooks the approaches to New York Harbor, the area has been of military importance since colonial days, and has been home to a succession of defense establishments. Most of the surviving structures date to the
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Monmouth County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. December 16, 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-06.
- ^ a b "New Jersey National Historic Landmarks" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ a b "NHL nomination for Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2020-04-06.