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Fort Hancock's soldiers doubled as firefighters. This firehouse was built close to Barracks Row so the soldiers who lived there could quickly get to the fire fighting equipment.
Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.
Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.
Details
| HM Number | HM10U1 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the New Jersey: Fort Hancock Walking Tour series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 2 |
| Placed By | Gateway National Recreation Area |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 7:00pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 584586 N 4479420 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.46115000, -74.00231667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 27.669', W 74° 0.139' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 27' 40.14" N, 74° 0' 8.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 732 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 11400 Hudson Rd, Highlands NJ 07732, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I Saw The Marker
Love these awesome markers. A bit of history about the buildings. Great photo ops.
Aug 8, 2016 at 9:26pm PDT by adventuregirlsnj
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