Coastal Defense

THE OCEAN FORTRESS

America's wall* are her seas. The ocean*, vasi and perilous, were our defense from ihc beginning. The Pilgrims and the Pun I ins fled across their ex nanse 10 freedom; and while colonies took the shape of na- lionhood. it was the> lhai forbade the onslaught of the Euro pean armies of the French, the Spanish, I he Dutch, the Swedes But for ihc ocean*, the independence of mind of American* would never have had lime 10 exiii. And the tea* made of us a nation of teafaren. who could best matter I he defense lhal (he oceans offered and keep free l he heartland of village* and farms lhal colonists* (oil formed editing land. Thai sea and (hat land bred American-, who liad more to do than make war. save to proiect ihenueUc-- i oreign invasion. Neither would ihey encumber iherme»es with the expensive garhwmed armies like those in ihcE ope ihey had left behind.

o the interior of the continent. The coastal fortmi few and heavy wiih armament, was I he answer Ni t confidence, ii could noi be used for oppression

COASTAL DEFENSE

FORT SUMTER & MOULTRIE

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FORT PULASKI ATTENDANCE; 1976 325.OOO WILLIAM HENRY

FORT McCLARY

FORT POPHAM

FORT EDGECOMB

FORTRESS OF LOUISBOURG FORT ADAMS ATTENDANCE; 1977 135,000 DEVELOPMENT PLAN

HERITAGE CENTER N U S C COMPENSATION PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT

NAVAL UNDERWATER SYSTEMS CENTER-^?

...... - •x* V^fcftt*»o#~ swift,; sUcBi, iitipnegriaola— ace Wit nation's principal defen- L\t\^ u e4fta££..'bi'1ce ih? fortresses of. Okl, the submarines' are garrisoned by £ ^ffti^liv\.rrYiifcfe^.)Built in peioetim^;.thcy are deterrents" to war, protected by v ^thg"v so^^'^bal'tovet-* ' tr^m and,1iarbored irntht coast'- once guarded by bastions of_ yr «horej -», and those of l)*l?er nations that have come to de- *•- )W- ^bmarlhe must be unotymsive. Fleet Ballistic Missile Sub-* T indent sh^A tnat witllniccce^ them, are invisible when they're FORT TRUMBULL

FORT TRUMBULL

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES New T.ondon PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph)

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EGATIVE FILED AT: UJ Photo Lab., Naval Underwater Systems Center, New London, Nee, N22ii8F> to DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. Coast Guard Academy Bell, c, 1910, view from the north NATION A REGISU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Connecticut COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES New London PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER

COMMON: Fort Trombull/Underwater Systems Laboratory IAND/OR HISTORIC: FnT»t TmmtmTl u STREET AND NUMBER: "Fort. Tfeck CITY OR TOWN: Hew London STATE: COUNTY: CODE New Londc on HOTO CREDIT: Naval Underwater Systems Center

1U NEGATIVE FILED AT: Photo;lab., Navyf Underwater Systems Center, New London, Neg.

DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. View of the Old Fort, Building 32, built 1839-50$ looking the entrance to the grounds. Fto WA HWONA x v REGISTE I I I I t UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE nnnnecticut COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES New London PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph)

COMMON: port Trumbull/Undervrater Sound Laboratory. AND/OR HISTORIC: Fort

TREET AND NUMBER: Fort Neck CITY OR TOWN: New London CODE COUNTY: Connecticut 09 New London Oil HOTO CREDIT: Naval Underwater Systems Center DATE OF PHOTO: February 1972 NEGATIVE FILED AT:

DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. The Blockhouse, front view facing west. NATIONAL '>P\ REGIS'i^

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES New London PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER f t SEPB7? COMMON= Fort Trmbull/ftJnderwater Sound Laboratory AND/OR HISTORIC: Fort Trumbull

STREET AND NUMBER: Fort Neck CITY OR TOWN: New London STATE: CODE COUNTY: CODE Connecticut 09 New London on PHOTO CREDIT: Naval Systems Center DATE OF PHOTO: 1970 UJ NEGATIVE FILED AT: ai Photo Lab.. Naval Underwater Systems Center. New London.

DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION. ETC. Building 13, Public Works, view from the south, showing entr; from Walbach Street. ••7r^ '.-. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES New London PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph) ENTRY NUMBER

COMMON: Fort TrnmbullTJnderwater Sound Laborator

AND/OR HISTORIC: TrrVhlll 1

STREET AND NUMBER: 'Fnr'h TferV CITY OR TOWN: New London COUNTY: New London

HOTO CREDIT: Naval Underwater Sstems Center DATE OF PHOTO: ~\ QVf)

MEGATIVE PILED AT: Photo Lab TTn(ierwater Sstems enter. New Lpndon. Nee. N22

DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION. ETC. Building 27, Officers Quarters, c. i860. View from the nor

NATIONAL REG/STEP i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE fionnecticut NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES London PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph)

COMMON: port rrii.itmTl rTnderwater Round L AND/OR HISTORIC: ?OTt.

STREET AND NUMBER: Fort Neck CITY OR TOWN: New London STATE: Connecticut

HOTO CREDIT: Naval Underwater Systems Center DATE OF PHOTO: 1970

NEGATIVE FILED AT: !ab Naik Underwater Sstems Center New London, Ne^.

DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. Main entrance to the Fort, front view, facing north.