Last updated: December 16, 2023
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Information Panel: Minefields
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Minefields were an important part of the Endicott System of defense at the turn of the century. You are standing on the site that controlled the minefield operation.
Groups of underwater mines anchored in the river downstream from the fort could be fired electronically from here when enemy ships passed nearby. The guns of Batteries White (visible below to your right), Many, and Smith protected the minefield from enemy mine-sweepers and destroyers.
This building housed the plotting instrument and controls for the minefield.
This building, located on the lower level, housed the generator that supplied the power for the minefield.
Groups of underwater mines anchored in the river downstream from the fort could be fired electronically from here when enemy ships passed nearby. The guns of Batteries White (visible below to your right), Many, and Smith protected the minefield from enemy mine-sweepers and destroyers.
This building housed the plotting instrument and controls for the minefield.
This building, located on the lower level, housed the generator that supplied the power for the minefield.