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

Young Men’s Christian Association

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

1. Young Men’s Christian Association Marker

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

Inscription.
YMCAs on military posts were places for rest and recreation and were built by private contributions. The Fort Hancock Y offered refreshments, game rooms, and a reading room. Visiting families could stay in rooms on the top floor. The one-story wing on the right side in photograph was an earlier wooden gymnasium torn down in 1941 when the new gym was built.

Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey - Fort Hancock Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 40° 27.671′ N, 74° 0.211′ W. Marker is in Middletown Township, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is in Sandy Hook. Marker is at the intersection of Kearney Road and Hudson Road, on the left when traveling south on Kearney 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Handball Court (within shouting distance of this marker); Lock’em Up!

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Women's Army Corps (WAC) (within shouting distance of this marker); Sergeants’ Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Fill’er Up! (within shouting distance of this marker); Chow Time! (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown Township.

More about this marker. A picture of the YMCA appears on the background of the marker. It has a caption of “Built in 1903, the YMCA is pictured here in 1939.”

Marker in Fort Hancock image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

2. Marker in Fort Hancock

Marker and the Young Men’s Christian Association image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

3. Marker and the Young Men’s Christian Association

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

4. Marker in Fort Hancock

Fort Hancock YMCA image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 14, 2012

5. Fort Hancock YMCA

The YMCA is Building #40 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 438 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.