World War I Ammunition Bunker Found in Cape May
WEBMay 1, 2016 · When the war was over…It was to be the war to end all wars, so as result Wissahickon Barracks was torn down. But apparently, not the concrete ammo bunker. This unique find will allow researchers and local people to understand their area’s role in the First World War.
Cape May’s Abandoned WWI Bunker - Wildwood Video Archive
WEBMar 13, 2020 · Camp Wissahickon, where the currently Coast Guard Base sits now and the Wissahickon Barracks just at the foot of the Garden State Parkway. At that time the Parkway wasn’t even a thought and instead there was a farm there owned by Henry Ford. He leased the land to the US Government for $1.
World War I Ammo Bunker Found in Cape May
WEBApr 5, 2016 · Established at the Wissahickon Barracks was an officers’ material school and schools for training coxswains, quartermasters, gunners’ mates, yeomen, hospital corpsmen, and armed guards....
Cape May's forgotten WWI history: Camp Wissahickon and the …
WEBDec 26, 2017 · A former ammunitions bunker at the foot of the Garden State Parkway is one of the only remaining structures from Camp Wissahickon, the Navy base created in Cape May during World War I.
Tower Friends Present ‘More on the War: Cape May’s ... - Do The …
WEBHistorians Richard Gibbs and Dr. Robert E. Heinly will present more rare photographs of Naval Section Base Nine and Camp Wissahickon. Admission is free to members of Friends of the World War II Tower, MAC Tower Observers, World War II veterans and children 18 and under.
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WEBJul 14, 2015 · English: World War I-era postcard shows naval recruits participating in a "massed singing" at the Wissahickon Barracks in Cape May, New Jersey. Beginning on January 8, 1918, the Wissahickon Barracks became the designated entry camp for all naval recruits in District Four, a geographic area …
Bureau of Yards and Docks, United States Navy 1917-1918
WEBEmergency barracks for recruits, Philadelphia, Pa Interior, Wissahickon Barracks, Cape May, NJ In the spring of 1917, the US Navy possessed 4 naval training stations with a total capacity of 6,000 trainees.
All Aboard! A trip back in time on the Fishing Train
WEBThe Wissahickon Barracks, on the northeast end of Schellenger’s Landing, and the Wissahickon Naval Training Station at Sewell’s Point easily accessed the Harbor Spur.
Sailors in launches near the wharf, U.S. Naval Training Station, …
WEBPhoto, Print, Drawing Sailors in launches near the wharf, U.S. Naval Training Station, Camp Wissahickon, Cape May, New Jersey digital file from original. About this Item. Image. 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; sheet 18 x 24 cm. | Photograph shows sailors in 10-oar row boats with coxswains.
Wissahickon Barracks, Cape May, NJ, verso - Flickr
WEBFeb 14, 2014 · Wissahickon Barracks, Cape May, NJ, verso. The back of a World War War I-era postcard that was sent from Cape May to Mt. Airy, Philadelphia. Accession …
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