Place

Battery Worth

Black walls and platforms of battery worth framed by purple flowers. Blue sky in the background. Green grass in the foreground.
Battery Worth

Quick Facts
Location:
Fort Pickens Area

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

Completed in 1899, Battery Worth housed eight 12-inch mortars in two gun pits. Four of the mortars were active until 1942 when a two-story tower was added. It then became essential to Army-Navy defense as a Harbor Entrance Control Post and Harbor Defense Command Post.

This battery is made of blackened concrete. There is a rectangular building in the center, which is half buried by sand mounds around its sides. In front, concrete slopes frame a metal doorway. The slope on the left has a narrow set of stairs which lead to smaller blocky structures on its top.On either side and slightly behind the central structure are enclosed areas with walls about 15 feet high and surround by sand berms, now covered with vegetation. These areas are reached by wide openings on either side of the central building. 
 

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Last updated: June 21, 2021