Battery Lancaster - San Francisco, CA
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bluesnote
N 37° 48.493 W 122° 28.544
10S E 546149 N 4184666
An old defensive gun pit made in the early 1900s to protect the Golden Gate Bridge. In WWII, it became a strategic place to watch over the Pacific for a Japanese attack in the wake of Pearl Harbor. Today, it is part of the Golden Gate Welcome Center.
Waymark Code: WMRBNQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2016
Views: 11
The sign says, "Battery Lancaster's mission was unique among the many artillery installations on this bluff. From 1900 through World War I, Lancaster's three guns offered the only artillery coverage from the south for the narrowest part of the harbor entrance.
In addition to the gun pit where you now stand, and two more gun emplacements to the left, Battery Lancaster featured several underground rooms and ammunition magazines. Most of these were buried or destroyed by construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in the early 1930s. However, portions survived and the battery saw service again during World War II.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, soldiers were sent to defend the bridge. The commanding officer selected flag ground near the toll plaza for the company's antiaircraft guns and set up his headquarters, and quarters for his soldiers, in what remained of Battery Lancaster.
Under the command of Captain Harry Freeman, World War II troops protected the Golden Gate Bridge and lived in Battery Lancaster in underground rooms beneath the bridge tool plaza."
Admission Fee: Free
Opening Days/Times:
24/7
Related Website: Not listed
Supplementary Related Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Posting a picture(s) of the location would be nice although not required.