Battery Townsley
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Battery Townsley is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California, once part of the harbor defenses of San Francisco Bay and now preserved as a military heritage site.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| category |
coastal fortifications in California
ⓘ
military history of the San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| constructedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic interpretive site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedFor | long‑range coastal artillery ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| hasAccessibility | hiking trail access ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gun emplacements
ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery battery
ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| hasOperator | National Park Service volunteers ⓘ |
| hasView | Golden Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | military heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Marin County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Marin Headlands NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedWithin | former Fort Cronkhite area ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clarence P. Townsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Point Bonita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sausalito, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
entrance to San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal fortifications of the United States ⓘ harbor defenses of San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic military structure ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defense against enemy warships
ⓘ
protection of San Francisco harbor approaches ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
interpretive exhibits on coastal defense
ⓘ
public tours ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense of San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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