Fort Mott

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Fort Mott is a historic coastal defense fortification in New Jersey that once protected the Delaware River and is now preserved as part of a state park.

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Fort Mott canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defense fortification ⓘ
former military installation ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
state park property ⓘ
armament 10-inch coast defense guns ⓘ
12-inch coast defense guns ⓘ
5-inch rapid-fire guns ⓘ
mortar batteries ⓘ
builtFor United States Army ⓘ
completedIn early 1900s ⓘ
constructionBegan 1872 ⓘ
controlledAccessTo Delaware River approach to Philadelphia ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse public historic site ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ
decommissioned early 20th century ⓘ
faces Fort Delaware ⓘ
Fort DuPont ⓘ
Pea Patch Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
function coastal defense of the Delaware River ⓘ
garrisonType coast artillery ⓘ
hasPart Battery Arnold ⓘ
Battery Edwards ⓘ
Battery Gregg ⓘ
Battery Harker ⓘ
Battery Krayenbuhl ⓘ
concrete gun emplacements ⓘ
earthen embankments ⓘ
ferry pier ⓘ
fire control towers ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
parapet walkways ⓘ
underground magazines ⓘ
heritageDesignation New Jersey Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn New Jersey ⓘ
Pennsville Township, New Jersey ⓘ
Salem County, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Salem County
locatedOn Delaware River ⓘ
namedAfter General Gershom Mott ⓘ
nearby Delaware River shipping channel ⓘ
linked to: Delaware River
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator United States Army ⓘ
partOf Endicott Period coastal defense system ⓘ
Fort Mott State Park ⓘ
Harbor Defenses of the Delaware ⓘ
significantReconstructionPeriod 1896–1902 ⓘ
tourism features interpretive exhibits ⓘ
offers guided and self-guided tours ⓘ
transferredTo State of New Jersey ⓘ
usedDuring Spanish–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ

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