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 .

Sunday,  September 29   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Mortar Battery Tours 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.  This free tours begin at 1:30 pm and runs continuously until 4:30 pm. Mortar Battery 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 .

Sunday,  September 22   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Mortar Battery Tours 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.  This free tours begin at 1:30 pm and runs continuously until 4:30 pm. Mortar Battery 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 .

Sunday,  September 15   - Sandy Hook, Monmouth County Mortar Battery Tours 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 1:30 pm and runs continuously until 4:30 pm. Mortar Battery 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 .