Spencer Artillery Range
— ca. 1941-1946 —
In January 1941, the Army began construction of the 30,617-acre Spencer Artillery Range as an annex of Camp Forrest. Intended as a firing range for heavy artillery, it was utilized by other units, including infantry. The 2nd Ranger Battalion practiced rappelling and bluff scaling here on the Rocky River Gulf. During the D-Day invasion, that same battalion scaled the bluffs at Point du Hoc near Omaha Beach in Normandy.| HM Number | HMQXQ |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 2C 25 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 2:21pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 638539 N 3939257 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.58735000, -85.47083333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 35.241', W 85° 28.25' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 35' 14.46" N, 85° 28' 15.00" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 931 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2292 Unnamed Road, Spencer TN 38585, US |
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