Fort Michie
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Fort Michie was a coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the early 20th-century seacoast defenses protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Michie canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
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coastal artillery fortification ⓘ |
| armament |
12-inch gun M1895
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12-inch gun M1895A1 NERFINISHED ⓘ 16-inch gun M1919 ⓘ 3-inch gun ⓘ 6-inch gun ⓘ mortars ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Endicott Board seacoast defense program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taft Board seacoast defense program ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Endicott Period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taft Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1897 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | wildlife research site vicinity ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1940s ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| garrison |
Coast Artillery Corps units
ⓘ
Harbor Defense troops of Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
barracks
ⓘ
concrete gun batteries ⓘ fire control stations ⓘ magazines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | former U.S. seacoast fortification ⓘ |
| inService |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ circa 1900 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Suffolk County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Great Gull Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dennis Michie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Fisher's Island, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
16-inch gun battery on an open barbette carriage
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disappearing gun mounts ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound
NERFINISHED
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seacoast defenses of New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectsApproachesTo |
Long Island Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused military installation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal artillery
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harbor defense ⓘ |
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