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Battery Duportail
Photographer: Timothy Carr
Taken: June 19, 2013
Caption: Battery Duportail's west 12-inch gun pit.
Additional Description: After the deactivation of Fort Morgan in 1924, the military turned the installation over to the State of Alabama. During the 1930's prior to World War II, the State began to develop the reservation into a military history park. Battery Duportail's two 12-inch guns were available for the public to view. The guns' public display ended in 1942 when they were scrapped for the war effort.
Submitted: October 2, 2013, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.
Database Locator Identification Number: p255868
File Size: 0.390 Megabytes

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