Two Sides Of Officers Row
by Gary Slawsky
Title
Two Sides Of Officers Row
Artist
Gary Slawsky
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
An aerial view of Oficer's Row at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. What intreguied me about this scene was the opportunity to capture a wide view of the lof this beautifully landmark and show its location between the Atlantic Ocean at the top and Sandy Hook Bay at the bottom. Sandy Hook is a 1665 square mile peninsula along the eastern cost of New Jersey that was discovered by Henry Hudson in the early 1600s. This peninsula is located at the southern entrance to New York harbor.
After the Civil War Fort Hancock was establish as a military base, armament proving ground and in the 1950s a Nike missile site. Numerous large bunkers that housed weapons to protect New York Harbor are scattered around the peninsula.
Fort Hancock was decommissioned in 1974 when it was turned over to the US National Parks Service and managed as part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. Today, Fort Hancock, the proving ground, some bunkers, and nike missile site can be toured as historical monuments of US History. The oldest operating lighthouse in the United States (Sandy Hook Lighthouse) can be entered as well as the attached lighthouse keepers residence that includes a Sandy Hook history museum.
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December 2nd, 2016
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