Mortar Battery

Mortar Battery (HML3S)

Location: Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 Carteret County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 41.742', W 76° 40.735'

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Spanish-American War

The earthen mound in front of you was built to shield a battery of two 10-inch siege mortars mounted here in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. The underground gallery below was made into a magazine to store ammunition for the mortar battery.
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HM NumberHML3S
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 4:54am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 346223 N 3840580
Decimal Degrees34.69570000, -76.67891667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 41.742', W 76° 40.735'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 41' 44.52" N, 76° 40' 44.10" W
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Area Code(s)252
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 13307 State Rd 1190, Atlantic Beach NC 28512, US
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