The World War II Years

The World War II Years (HM10WC)

Location: Highlands, NJ 07732 Monmouth County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 28.155', W 74° 0.203'

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During World War II, Fort Hancock's population swelled to over 10,000 and dozens of temporary wooden barracks and mess halls were built. More than 3,000 coast artillerymen were stationed here for New York Harbor defense, and thousands of others passed through for staging and training before shipping out to Europe.

Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.
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HM NumberHM10WC
Series This marker is part of the New Jersey: Fort Hancock Walking Tour series
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Marker Number16
Placed ByGateway National Recreation Area
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 10:10pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 584486 N 4480318
Decimal Degrees40.46925000, -74.00338333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 28.155', W 74° 0.203'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 28' 9.30" N, 74° 0' 12.18" W
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Area Code(s)732
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-350 Gateway National Recreation Area, Highlands NJ 07732, US
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