Hidden New Jersey

The travels and adventures of a couple of nuts wandering around New Jersey, looking for history, birds and other stuff.

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Showing posts with label Fort Hancock. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Fort Hancock. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

None shall pass! Sandy Hook's hidden fort

Our birding excursions at Sandy Hook usually lead us close to the tip of the hook, where Fort Hancock's Nine Gun Battery and Battery Pec...

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The WACs of Fort Hancock: Sandy Hook's women soldiers

You may not notice at first glance, but Sandy Hook's Fort Hancock is, in many places, a study in uniformity and symmetry. With golden-hu...

Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Union Jack and deserting seamen: Sandy Hook's Halyburton memorial

Just before you get to Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook, you might see a smallish stone wall with a replica ship's mast just behind it. Topped...

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