Anti-Aircraft Battery & 1872 Mortar Battery

Magazine 1 - N 39°34.164 W075°34.784
Magazine 2 - N 39°34.183 W075°34.787
1872 Battery - N 39°34.108 W075°34.764

Two AA gun positions were here first, but during World War II there were four mobile 3-inch AA guns.
{see "American Seacoast Defenses" 2nd Ed. page 246}
No remains are left of the AA positions, but two magazines are here.
The original mortar battery is located on an overgrown hill directly behind Battery Gibson-Read.

remains of magazine #2 (possibly dating back to 1876)	magazine #1
Emplacement #4	Emplacement #3
Emplacement #2	Emplacement #1
Magazine between #2 and #3

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