The abrupt end of Fort Miles

The abrupt end of Fort Miles (HMNDW)

Location: Cape May, NJ 08204 Cape May County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 56.61', W 74° 58.017'

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The Army started dismantling Fort Miles before it was even finished - not in the face of enemy invasion but because advances in warfare made it instantly obsolete. In fact, as early as 1943, construction of the entire nationwide Harbor Defense Modernization Plan was suspended when it was only two-thirds completed. By 1943, the tide of war had shifted in our favor, removing the threat to our shores. However, the biggest shift occurred with the huge strides in amphibious warfare. From the Allied landings in North Africa in the Fall of 1942 to the D-Day landing in Normandy in June 1944, we learned how to land large armies on beaches that were far removed from harbor fortifications. These beach landings made all permanent fortifications, like Fort Miles, instantly obsolete.
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 12:47am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 502864 N 4310507
Decimal Degrees38.94350000, -74.96695000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.61', W 74° 58.017'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 36.60" N, 74° 58' 1.02" W
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Area Code(s)609
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 536 Sunset Blvd, Cape May NJ 08204, US
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