Gateway National Recreation Area - Fort Hancock (U.S. National Park Service)

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Soldiers of the 245th Coast Artillery pose with the 12-inch gun at Battery Kingman, c. 1943.

Fort Hancock, named in 1895 for General Winfield Scott Hancock, protected New York Harbor until 1974. It was a U.S. Army Coast Artillery Post.

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Fort Hancock is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark.

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An early view of the Fort Hancock Parade Ground, c. 1900. Note Officers' Row originally had shutters.

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