Salisbury Beach Military Reservation
| Salisbury Beach Military Reservation | |
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| Salisbury, Massachusetts | |
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A 155mm gun, similar to those at Sagamore Hill, on a Panama mount.
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| Type | Coastal Defense |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Massachusetts |
| Controlled by | Salisbury Beach State Reservation |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1941-1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Salisbury Beach Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
History
The Salisbury Beach Military Reservation was built on state land in 1941. Its mission was to protect the Merrimack River and Newburyport Harbor from possible air and naval attack. The site had four "Panama mounts" (circular concrete platforms) for four towed 155mm guns. It never fired its guns in anger, though but it did play an important part in the defense of the harbor. References vary as to whether it was part of the Harbor Defenses of Boston or Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth. The gun area was returned to the Commonwealth in 1945, but a small fire control site was retained for several more years.[1]
The site today
Today the site is home to Salisbury Beach State Reservation. The site also contains the remains of the batteries and buildings.[2]
See also
References
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External links
- List of all US coastal forts and batteries at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website
- FortWiki, lists most CONUS and Canadian forts
- Harbor Defenses of Boston at NorthAmericanForts.com
- Salisbury Beach Mil Res at www.NorthAmericanForts.com
- Archived site on New Hampshire and Massachusetts fire control towers
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