Historic Happenings Blog

Sunday,  October 13   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Battery Potter and Mortar Battery Tours Meet with park staff to tour two historic batteries at Sandy Hook on Sunday. Battery Potter: Explore and tour Sandy Hook's oldest disappearing gun battery.  This is also the first concrete gun battery that was built in America, completed in 1895.  Mortar Battery:  Join a park ranger guided tour of the Mortar Battery and learn about the first Endicott era (1894 - 1910) concrete gun battery that defended New York and its harbor against attack by enemy warships. These free tours begin at 1:00 pm. All tours run continuously until 4:30 pm. Battery Potter and Mortar Battery are located within the Fort Hancock Historic Post at Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is  part of Gateway National Recreation Area. For more information, call  732-872-5970  or visit  www.nps.gov/gate .

Saturday, September 28   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Battery Potter Tours Join a park ranger-guided tour of Sandy Hook's oldest gun batteries. Completed in 1895 it was the first concrete disappearing gun battery built in the United States.  This free tours begin at 1:00 pm and runs continuously until 4:30 pm. Battery Potter is located with the Fort Hancock Historic Post at Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is  part of Gateway National Recreation Area. For more information, call  732-872-5970  or visit  www.nps.gov/gate .

Saturday, September 21   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Battery Potter Tours Join a park ranger-guided tour of Sandy Hook's oldest gun batteries. Completed in 1895 it was the first concrete disappearing gun battery built in the United States.  This free tours begin at 1:00 pm and runs continuously until 4:30 pm. Battery Potter is located with the Fort Hancock Historic Post at Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is  part of Gateway National Recreation Area. For more information, call  732-872-5970  or visit  www.nps.gov/gate .

Saturday, September 14   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Battery Potter Tours Join a park ranger guided tour of Sandy Hook's oldest gun batteries. Completed in 1895 it was the first concrete disappearing gun battery built in the United States.  This free tours begin at 1:00 pm and runs continuously until 4:30 pm. Battery Potter is located with the Fort Hancock Historic Post at Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is  part of Gateway National Recreation Area. For more information, call  732-872-5970  or visit  www.nps.gov/gate .

Saturday - Sunday   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Battery Potter and Mortar Battery Tours Meet with park staff to tour two historic batteries at Sandy Hook this weekend. Battery Potter: Explore and tour Sandy Hook's oldest disappearing gun battery.  This is also the first concrete gun battery that was built in America, completed in 1895.  Mortar Battery:  Join a park ranger-guided tour of the Mortar Battery and learn about the first Endicott era (1894 - 1910) concrete gun battery that defended New York and its harbor against attack by enemy warships. These free tours begin at 1:00 pm for Battery Potter and at 1:30 pm for Mortar Battery. All tours run continuously until 4:30 pm. They are located with the Fort Hancock Historic Post at Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is  part of Gateway National Recreation Area. For more information, call  732-872-5970  or visit  www.nps.gov/gate .

Sunday,  May 19   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Battery Potter and Mortar Battery Tours Meet with park staff to tour two historic batteries at Sandy Hook. Battery Potter: Explore and tour Sandy Hook's oldest disappearing gun battery.  This is also the first concrete gun battery that was built in America, completed in 1895.  Mortar Battery:  Join a park ranger guided tour of the Mortar Battery and learn about the first Endicott era (1894 - 1910) concrete gun battery that defended New York and its harbor against attack by enemy warships. These free tours begin at 12:00 pm and run continuously until 4:00 pm. Both are located with the Fort Hancock Historic Post at Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is  part of Gateway National Recreation Area. For more information, call  732-872-5970  or visit  www.nps.gov/gate .