Batteries Cullum and Sevier

View of Batteries Cullum and Sevier from Fort Pickens

Quick Facts

Period Built: 1895, Endicott Era

Location: Immediately west of Fort Pickens

Notable Features: This battery was built to emplace four 10-inch disappearing rifles.

Did You Know?

On April 2, 1916, the Chief of the Coast Artillery saw that Battery Cullum was divided into two-- each operating a pair of 10-inch rifles, thus forming Battery Sevier.