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Fort Hancock Historic District, located at the northern end of Sandy Hook, served as an Army installation from the Spanish-American War through the nuclear age.

Fort Hancock Historic District, located at the northern end of Sandy Hook, served as an Army installation from the Spanish-American War through the nuclear age.

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Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee

The second meeting of this committee will take place Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch, N.J., as announced in the Federal Register. Meetings are open to the public. Public comments will be taken beginning at 4 P.M.; signup is first-come, first served.

The first meeting of this committee, with members selected by the Secretary of the Interior via the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), was held Wednesday, January 23 through Thursday, January 24, 2013. The location was the Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch, N.J., as indicated in our press release. The location mentioned in the Federal Register notice is incorrect.

Did You Know?

Fort Wadsworth

Fort Wadsworth, located on Staten Island at the Narrows (next to the Verrazano Bridge), is one of the oldest military sites in the nation. This site has controlled the entrance to New York Harbor since the Washington administration.