Historical Markers and War Memorials in Montauk Point, New York
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The U.S. Army commissioned Camp Hero in May 1942 as a coastal artillery installation to defend against German ships, particularly submarines. Batteries 112 and 113 each contained two 16-inch guns. Battery 216 was equipped with two 6-inch . . . — — Map (db m140591) HM
July 1839, Joseph Cinque, leader of Mende
Captives from Sierra Leone, overpowered the crew
of the slave ship La Amistad off Cuba and landed
at Culloden Point, Long Island. Captured and
tried in a New Haven Court, the Africans were . . . — — Map (db m140143) HM
Battery 216 served the New York City area as a coastal defense site from 1943 until its deactivation in 1947. In 1951, when part of Camp Hero became an antiaircraft artillery training station, Battery 216's empty bunker was used to store . . . — — Map (db m140310) HM
Construction of Battery 113 began on March 23, 1942, and was completed on June 5. On August 10, it was renamed Battery Dunn in honor of Colonel John M. Dunn. The battery contained two Navy MkII 16-inch guns on M4 mounts. Over 600 feet . . . — — Map (db m140329) HM
For centuries, Montauk's waters have been a crossroads of continuous maritime activity. While today's vessels are modern, their purpose is much the same as it has been since colonial times: fishing, transportation, commerce, defense and . . . — — Map (db m140257) HM
In Remembrance of Those
Lost At Sea
While Fishing These Waters
Henry Miller 1775 • Henry Miller 1770 • Capt. Clarke's Son 1766
Jacob Skellinx 1·17·1753 [age] 51 • Daniel Baker 1·17·1753 [age] 61 • Dick 1·17·1753
William . . . — — Map (db m140147) HM
The United States Air Force established its first radar at Montauk Point in 1948. In the years that followed, Montauk Air Force Station was home to a variety of surveillance and height-finding radar that guarded the New York City area . . . — — Map (db m140340) HM
was authorized to be constructed by
President George Washington in 1795 and
completed in 1797, at a cost of $22,300.00.
When the Light was completed, it stood
some three hundred feet from the edge
of the cliff. The sandstone . . . — — Map (db m140098) HM
has been designated a
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
From 1797 to 1870 this lighthouse was the most
important beacon for . . . — — Map (db m140100) HM
Bluffs
Massive, vulnerable
Collapsing, sliding, shrinking
Flooding rain, crashing waves, wind, and time
Carving, weathering, eroding
Incredible, delicate
Hoodoos
Icy Origins You are standing on an area deposited by a . . . — — Map (db m140318) HM
In memory of
all
U.S. Merchant Mariners
and
U.S. Navy Armed Guard
personnel
who perished in W.W. II
May their souls rest in peace — — Map (db m140142) WM
Commissioned on October 6, 1943, she was a 5,600 ton vessel, 451 feet in length, 60 feet in beam and with a draft of 20 feet. She carried 564 personnel. The ship was employed in the Pacific, carrying troops and cargo to Hawaii, Guam, . . . — — Map (db m140144) HM
