Atlantic Dr
Highlands, NJ 07732
USA
Come on out to Fort Hancock Day! Volunteers from the Army Ground Forces Association will be uniformed as World War 2 era Coast Artillery soldiers and will bring Battery Gunnison/New Peck and its 6-inch M1900 guns to life just as they were in October 1943. The German fleet is just off-shore, and it’s our job to stop them.
See the fully restored 1920-40’s vintage interior electric system, and learn about Fort Hancock Army medical support. Learn how the Army planned to counter chemical weapons with the fully restored Chemical Decontamination and Overpressure system. Learn about 1940s metal working machines and see machinists making parts to repair or replicate historic items. Participate in loading the guns, tracking ships, learning “artillery math,” and experience a soldier’s life at Fort Hancock in October 1943. Free admission!
Learn more about Fort Hancock Day here!
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