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. Plant a Victory GardenAfter 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Horticulture & Forestry • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Eleanor Roosevelt, and the

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Location. 40° 27.819′ N, 74° 0.311′ W. Marker is in Middletown Township, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Sandy Hook. It 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.

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

specifically on the Jersey Shore,

and in the New York 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: History House (a few steps from this marker); Quartermaster Storehouse (within shouting distance of

Marker in Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker in Fort Hancock

this marker); Post Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); Baked Fresh Daily! (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Officers Row (about 300 feet away); A Late Addition to Officers Row (about 300 feet away); Ferry Landing and Chapel (about 400 feet away); Post Chapel (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown Township.

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

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 740 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.