Grand Battery, The
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Gosffo
N 39° 55.960 W 075° 08.609
18S E 487740 N 4420293
No outward signs remain, but they do believe with a little digging they could find the foundation!
Waymark Code: WM81DE
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2010
Views: 7
Marker Text: Known also as the Association Battery, this was Pennsylvania's largest early fortification. Originally built in 1748, shortly after formation of a volunteer military force called the Association, it mounted 27 guns; within a few years it held some 50 guns. Later the first Philadelphia Navy Yard was here, 1800-1875. A short distance to the north, the smaller Society Hill Battery was built in April 1748; it mounted 13 guns.
Marker Name: Grand Battery, The
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 12/07/1997
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Columbus Ave., Adjacent to U.S. Coast Guard Station, Philadelphia
Category: Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Website: [Web Link]
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