Battery Potter
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Battery Potter was a late 19th-century coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the seacoast defenses protecting New York Harbor.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Endicott Period battery
ⓘ
coastal artillery battery ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| armament |
12-inch gun
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disappearing gun ⓘ |
| armamentMountType | disappearing carriage ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1893 ⓘ |
| constructed | 1890s ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| feature |
concrete casemates
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hydraulic lifts ⓘ turret-mounted guns ⓘ underground magazines ⓘ |
| garrison | Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
ⓘ
Fort Hancock, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Military facilities in New Jersey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Hancock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monmouth County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
Sandy Hook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Gateway National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sandy Hook Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material |
earthwork coverings
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph H. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Brigadier General Joseph H. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harbor Defenses of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ seacoast defenses of New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defense
ⓘ
protection of New York Harbor ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Endicott Board coastal fortification
ⓘ
first disappearing-gun battery built in the United States ⓘ |
| status |
disarmed
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense against naval attack ⓘ |
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