Named after Lt Colonel Ralph E. Herring, a former
Coast Artillery officer. The BC station was once located
on the top. Shielded 6-inch guns and barbette carriages.
{see "American Seacoast Defenses" 2nd Ed. page 104}
The Navy Hydroponics building was torn
down leaving only the original battery.
 Gun emplacement #1 & entrance. |
 Rear of battery. |
 Gun emplacement #2. |
 Interior corridor. |
 Power equipment. |
 Power equipment. |
Named for Colonel Charles Hunter, a former Coast
Artillery officer. (Name on battery: Henry Hunter)
Shielded 6-inch guns on barbette carriages.
{see "American Seacoast Defenses" 2nd Ed. page 104}
 BC station on top of battery. A birdwatching deck was built above. |
 A radar tower site also on top. |
 Entrance at #1. |
 Gun emplacement #1. |
 Entrance at #2 (buried). |
 Rear Entrance. |
Located next to the parking lot at the beach bathhouse.
{see "American Seacoast Defenses" 2nd Ed. page 190}
 Gun pad #4. N 38°47.204 W075°05.308 |
 Gun pad #3. N 38°47.179 W075°05.292 |
 Gun pad #2. N 38°47.163 W075°05.282 |
 Another view of #2, showing these to be semi-circular. |
 Gun pad #1 under the beach house boardwalk. N 38°47.147 W075°05.261 |
 A cable hut in front of gun #1. |
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