Endicott Board
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The Endicott Board was a late 19th-century U.S. Army commission that recommended a comprehensive modernization of American coastal defenses, leading to the widespread construction of new fortifications known as the Endicott Period coast defenses.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Endicott Board canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States military commission
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advisory board ⓘ |
| aim |
to assess vulnerability of U.S. ports to naval attack
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to recommend a standardized system of coast defenses ⓘ to replace obsolete masonry forts ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States coastal areas
NERFINISHED
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United States seaports ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | William Crowninshield Endicott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy | United States Department of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedBySource |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers historical studies
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U.S. Coast Artillery historical literature ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1880s ⓘ |
| field |
artillery
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coastal defense ⓘ military engineering ⓘ |
| followedBy | Taft Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Endicott Period coast defenses
NERFINISHED
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construction of new coastal fortifications ⓘ modernization of U.S. harbor defenses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Endicott Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps
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design of American seacoast forts ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject | modernization of American coastal defenses ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Crowninshield Endicott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of United States coastal fortifications ⓘ |
| positionHeldByChair | United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | Endicott Board report ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | completion of its investigative and advisory mandate ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
integration of controlled minefields into harbor defense plans
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large-scale federal investment in harbor defenses ⓘ network of reinforced concrete gun emplacements ⓘ standardized batteries of disappearing guns ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheOriginOf | Endicott Period coast defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
adoption of modern breech-loading artillery for coast defense
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recommendation of comprehensive coastal defense system ⓘ recommendation of concrete and earthwork fortifications ⓘ recommendation of mine fields for harbor defense ⓘ |
| startTime | 1885 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
analysis of contemporary naval artillery threats
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cost estimates for new defense works ⓘ survey of existing coastal fortifications ⓘ |
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