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

Chow Time!

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Chow Time! Marker

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

Inscription.
Fort Hancock’s barracks originally included barber and tailor shops, a kitchen, and a mess hall. After a few years, the army wanted more bunk space and these operations were moved to new detached mess halls built directly behind each barracks.

Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 39.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. 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° 27.644′ N, 74° 0.161′ W. Marker is near Highlands, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Middletown Township. It can be reached from Magruder 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 City Metropolitan

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Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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); Women's Army Corps (WAC) (within shouting distance of this marker); Handball Court (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandy Hook (within shouting distance of this marker); Discover Sandy Hook (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire House Number 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lighting the Way (within shouting distance of this marker); Young Men’s Christian Association (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highlands.

More about this marker. A photo on the background of the marker depicts “Thanksgiving dinner in 1943 with the 7th Coast Artillery.” A photograph of the Mess

Marker at Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker at Fort Hancock

Hall appears at the upper left of the marker. It has a caption of “Built in 1905, this is how the mess hall looked in 1956.”

Mess Hall at Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Mess Hall at Fort Hancock

The Mess Hall is building # 58 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 635 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.