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Fort Hancock

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These surface-to-air nuclear missiles were housed here between 1954 and 1974. Website captured for verification.

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Fort Hancock
Type
dive center
Category
dive
Email
daphne_yun@nps.gov
Website
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These surface-to-air nuclear missiles were housed here between 1954 and 1974. Website captured for verification.

Identity

  • Name: Fort Hancock
  • Type: dive center
  • Source category: dive

Contact and links

  • Official Website captured for verification.
  • Email (source data): daphne_yun@nps.gov

About (from official website)

  • These surface-to-air nuclear missiles were housed here between 1954 and 1974.
  • Until the 1900s, that meant sailing next to the shore of Sandy Hook.
  • In 1764, the Colony of New York built Sandy Hook Light to assist navigation.
  • Benjamin Tupper led his artillery to destroy the lighthouse, " but found the walls so firm I could make no Impression.
  • Over the next three years, a large wharf was constructed to receive new building supplies and materials and the fortification of the fort was laid out.
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Until the 1900s, that meant sailing next to the shore of Sandy Hook.

Public source

It also served as a camp for the 10th New York Volunteer Infantry, or the "National Zoauves." The fort was never completed, however, and was deserted after the war.

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These surface-to-air nuclear missiles were housed here between 1954 and 1974.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
Until the 1900s, that meant sailing next to the shore of Sandy Hook.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
In 1764, the Colony of New York built Sandy Hook Light to assist navigation.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
Benjamin Tupper led his artillery to destroy the lighthouse, " but found the walls so firm I could make no Impression.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
Over the next three years, a large wharf was constructed to receive new building supplies and materials and the fortification of the fort was laid out.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
It also served as a camp for the 10th New York Volunteer Infantry, or the "National Zoauves." The fort was never completed, however, and was deserted after the war.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
The Cold War era brought a change from anti-aircraft guns to Nike Missiles that could intercept jet warplanes.Source captured for BeachFinder verification
The fort was decommissioned on December 31, 1974.Source captured for BeachFinder verification

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What source-backed services are listed for Fort Hancock?

Until the 1900s, that meant sailing next to the shore of Sandy Hook. It also served as a camp for the 10th New York Volunteer Infantry, or the "National Zoauves." The fort was never completed, however, and was deserted after the war.

How can visitors contact Fort Hancock?

Official website captured for verification. Email from source data: daphne_yun@nps.gov

What official source signal was found for Fort Hancock?

These surface-to-air nuclear missiles were housed here between 1954 and 1974.