Sandy Hook in Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War II Victory Garden
Fort Hancock
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
1. World War II Victory Garden Marker
This is the 28th in a series of 39 markers on the Fort Hancock Walking Tour.
Inscription.
World War II Victory Garden. Fort Hancock.
Plant a Victory Garden. After World War II began, nearly all of America’s industries converted to wartime production. Companies that built radios, cars and refrigerators began to manufacture jeeps, trucks and planes. This placed a great strain on the resources families needed. Rationing of gasoline, food and other goods was necessary to guarantee materials for factories and troops overseas. Americans were asked to conserve food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed literature to citizens, teaching them to plant gardens. Victory Gardens were planted all across the country from backyards in California, to vacant lots in New York City and even in some public parks! Even Eleanor Roosevelt planted a Victory Garden on White House grounds. At Fort Hancock, families planted Victory Gardens next to their homes, just like the one you see here.
Plant a Victory Garden
After World War II began, nearly all of America’s industries converted to wartime production. Companies that built radios, cars and refrigerators began to manufacture jeeps, trucks and planes. This placed a great strain on the resources families needed. Rationing of gasoline, food and other goods was necessary to guarantee materials for factories and troops overseas. Americans were asked to conserve food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed literature to citizens, teaching them to plant gardens. Victory Gardens were planted all across the country from backyards in California, to vacant lots in New York City and even in some public parks! Even Eleanor Roosevelt planted a Victory Garden on White House grounds. At Fort Hancock, families planted Victory Gardens next to their homes, just like the one you see here.
Erected by Gateway National Recreation Area. (Marker Number 28.)
N, 74° 0.311′ W. Marker is in Middletown Township, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Sandy Hook. Marker is on Kessler Road, on the left when traveling north. 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.
More about this marker. A photo on the right side of the marker depicts “Capt. Rodgers’s wife and children [as they] pass a Victory Garden on Officers Row in 1943.”
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
2. Marker in Fort Hancock
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012
3. World War II Victory Garden Marker
The marker is located beside the History House.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
