Billingsport, New Jersey

Billingsport, New Jersey (HM1BLQ)

Location: Paulsboro, NJ 08066 Gloucester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 50.873', W 75° 15.076'

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? ? ? General Thaddeus Kosciuszko assisted in directing the modifications of the fort at Billingsport during the American Revolution which prevented the British Navy from entering Philadelphia in the fall of 1777.

? ? ? This was the first engineering assignment General Kosciuszko received from the Continental Congress.

? ? ? Designated a Kosciuszko Military Engineering site by the Copernicus Society of America under the authority of a Concurrent Resolution of The U. S. Congress - S. Con. Res. 44
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HM NumberHM1BLQ
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 8:13pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 478504 N 4410904
Decimal Degrees39.84788333, -75.25126667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 50.873', W 75° 15.076'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 50' 52.38" N, 75° 15' 4.56" W
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Area Code(s)856
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 815 Clonmell Rd, Paulsboro NJ 08066, US
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