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Mishaum Point Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in
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as part of the
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.


History

The Mishaum Point Military Reservation was built on land purchased in 1943. Its mission was to protect the Cape Cod Canal and
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from possible air and naval attack. It never fired its guns in anger, but it did play an important part in the defense of the canal. The site also contained the Harbor Entrance Control Post for New Bedford harbor and a fire control tower. The reservation had a battery of two 6-inch M1 guns on long-range shielded carriages, with a large magazine and
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bunker between them. The battery was called Battery 210. Additionally, the site initially had a pair of 155 mm towed guns on "
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s", circular concrete platforms for this type of gun. This battery was withdrawn in 1945 when Battery 210 was completed. An Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat (AMTB) battery of four 37 mm towed guns was also on site.Mishaum Point Mil Res at FortWiki.com
/ref> The site was disarmed in 1947 and turned over to the Navy in 1951. The Navy turned the site over to the Air Force in 1958, who operated it as the Mishaum Point Electronics Research Annex until sold to a private party in 1964.


Present

Nothing remains of the site today, as it is now the site of a mansion.


See also

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Seacoast defense in the United States Seacoast defense was a major concern for the United States from its independence until World War II. Before airplanes, many of America's enemies could only reach it from the sea, making coastal forts an economical alternative to standing armies o ...
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United States Army Coast Artillery Corps The U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps (CAC) was an administrative corps responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense of the United States and its possessions between 1901 and 1950. The CAC also operated heavy and railway artillery ...
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List of military installations in Massachusetts This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)


References

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External links


List of all US coastal forts and batteries
at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website {{FmrMAForts Installations of the U.S. Army in Massachusetts Dartmouth, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Bristol County, Massachusetts