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Location: Cape May, NJ 08204 Cape May County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 55.912', W 74° 57.507'

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Cape May Point State Park

This WWII bunker served as a gun emplacement and the round turrets on either side held 6-inch guns. The horseshoe-shaped structures, which can be seen out in front at low tide, are Panama mounts. They were built in 1941, prior to the construction of the more permanent bunker and held four 155mm coast artillery guns. A sister bunker stands across the bay in Lewes, Delaware.

At the time of construction in 1942, this bunker was covered with sod and stood on high ground 900 feet from the ocean. Built of reinforced concrete, the roof and walls are 6 feet thick. Erosion and storms have washed away the land in front of and under the bunker. How long can the pilings, meant only to stabilize, support the bunker weighing thousands of tons?
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HM NumberHMEIQ
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Placed ByState of New Jersey
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Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 5:15am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 503601 N 4309216
Decimal Degrees38.93186667, -74.95845000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 55.912', W 74° 57.507'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 55' 54.72" N, 74° 57' 30.42" W
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Area Code(s)609
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 12 E, Cape May NJ 08204, US
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