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Gateway National Recreation Area
Fort Hancock's Children
Nine Gun Battery

Fort Hancock (12 Photos)

Images of Fort Hancock
Nike radar antennaes

Cold War at Fort Hancock (16 Photos)

Images from the Cold War era
Launch Area 1959

Fort Tilden Nike Missile images (11 Photos)

Nike Missiles at Fort Tilden
Children Pose at Ft Hancock School c. 1900

Children at Fort Hancock (25 Photos)
Barracks 25

Fort Hancock: A Small Town (13 Photos)

Buildings and people who lived at Fort Hancock.
Dining room of Brick house

Building at SHPG (12 Photos)

Photos of buildings at the Sandy Hook Proving Ground.
Proof Battery

Sandy Hook Proving Ground (15 Photos)
Children Pose at Ft Hancock School c. 1900

Children at Fort Hancock (25 Photos)
 
Col. Corley's son and friends at birthday party at Battery Gunnison, 1965.

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Col. Corley's son and friends at birthday party at Battery Gunnison, 1965.

Hundreds of children lived at Fort Hancock in the eighty years that the Army Post was active. Here are some of their stories.

Bernard Duze, son of Post Tailor, pdf

Harry Hanna, lived on Officers' Row, pdf

Al Germaine, lived on Sgt's Row, pdf

Hank Sandlass, Sandlass Beach Club, pdf

 
Col. Rodgers family behind house on Officer's Row.
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Mrs. Rodgers and kids behind their home on Officers' Row.

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