Battery Huger, Artillery battery at Fort Sumter, Charleston, US.
Battery Huger spreads across one-third of Fort Sumter's parade ground, featuring a concrete structure with two gun emplacements and underground ammunition storage rooms.
The United States Army constructed Battery Huger between 1897 and 1899 as part of coastal defenses during the Spanish-American War period.
The battery bears the name of Isaac Huger, a Continental Army general who served during the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina.
Visitors can access Battery Huger through boat transportation to Fort Sumter National Monument, with the structure now housing a museum and visitor facilities.
The battery's gun crews demonstrated exceptional precision, loading and firing 1000-pound shells at moving ships up to eight miles away every 90 seconds.
Location: Charleston
Inception: 1890s
GPS coordinates: 32.75239,-79.87465
Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:14
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