Battery Wilkin

One of eight Endicott batteries at Fort Washington Park

NPS/ Claire Hassler

Quick Facts

Location:

Fort Washington Park, Maryland

Amenities

1 listed

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

In 1885, Secretary of War William C. Endicott recommended a new system of seacoast defense that employed heavy steel breech-loading rifled guns, large mortars, rapid fire guns and underwater mines. 

 

Named for Captain Alexander Wilkin, 17th U.S. Infantry, and Colonel, 9th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, killed on July 14, 1864 at the Battle of Tupelo, Mississippi. 

Construction started: 1899
Completed: 1902
Cost: $64,630
Armament: Two 6-inch guns