Middletown Township near Highlands in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fire House Number 2

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Fire House Number 2 Marker

This is the second in a series of 39 markers on the Fort Hancock Walking Tour.

Inscription.
Fort Hancock’s soldiers doubled as firefighters. This firehouse was built close to Barracks Row so the soldiers who lived there could quickly get to the fire fighting equipment.

Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey - Fort Hancock Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 40° 27.669′ N, 74° 0.139′ W. Marker is near Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Middletown Township. It is at the intersection of Fort Hancock Road and Magruder Road, on the left when traveling north on Fort Hancock Road. Marker is located in the Fort Hancock area in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Highlands NJ 07732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey,

specifically on the Jersey Shore,

and in the New York

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City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fill’er Up! (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandy Hook (within shouting distance of this marker); Discover Sandy Hook (within shouting distance of this marker); Climate Crisis (within shouting distance of this marker); Lighting the Way (within shouting distance of this marker); Chow Time! (within shouting distance of this marker); Mortar Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandy Hook Light (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highlands.

More about this marker. A picture of Fire House #2 appears on the background of the marker. It has a caption of “Built in 1910, the Fire House was photographed in 1938.”

Marker at Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker at Fort Hancock

Fire House Number 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Fire House Number 2

The Fire House is building # 76 in Fort Hancock.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.