CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT

Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Fort Hancock

Date of Visit: 22 April 2006

Current Site Name: Fort Hancock/Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. United States Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook

Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, Etc.) National Park/USCG Station

Is the Site open to the Public? NPS area is USCG base is not. Dates and Hours of Operation: Year round, sun up to sun down

What types of programs are offered at the Site? Living History: During special events

Tours: Tours of gun batteries, garrison area and Nike sites are given. Check park schedule for dates and times. nps.gov/gate also see www.armygroundforces.org

Museum Shop: Yes, at Post Guard House

Restoration Projects?: Yes, New Battery Peck/Battery Gunnison 2XM1900 6″ Ped. Battery Potter, McCook- Reynolds mortar battery. Nike Radar Site. Garrison area of post is to be rehabilitated through a historic lease program.

What is the overall condition of the Site? Good and improving

What is the condition of the Individual Elements?

Batteries: Fair to good.

Buildings: Poor to excellent.

Other Elements: Nike Sites, fair. Proving Ground largely dismantled.

What is the protective status of the Site?

National Park: Yes
National Register: Yes

Current Site Owner(s): National Park Service, United States Coast Guard

Current Site Supervisor:
Mailing Address: Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway NRA
PO Box 530
Fort Hancock NJ, 07732
Phone: 732-872-5970

Other Contacts at the Site: Tom Hoffman, Park Historian.
Mailing Address: Same as park.

Is the Site or a responsible individual at the site a CDSG member? The site is a member of CDSG

What information can the CDSG provide to the management of the site? Technical assistance and volunteers to help restore New Battery Peck

Are there any projects at the Site that would benefit from CDSG funding? New Battery Peck restoration.

Is there anyone at the Site that would submit material for the CDSG Journal? Not sure

Any Special Situations at the Site: (Damage, Imminent Destruction, Etc.) Historic Lease Plan of site could use CDSG endorsement if possible.

If individual batteries, base-end stations, buildings, etc. are in some way significant, please indicate: Battery Potter, first and only Gun Lift Carriage Battery in US Battery’s McCook and Reynolds. First Endicott era mortar battery in US. Sandy Hook Proving Ground , the first in the US.