Salisbury Beach Military Reservation

Salisbury Beach Military Reservation
Part of Harbor Defenses of Boston, later Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth
Salisbury, Massachusetts
A 155 mm gun, similar to those at Salisbury Beach, on a Panama mount.
Salisbury Beach Military Reservation is located in Massachusetts
Salisbury Beach Military Reservation
Salisbury Beach Military Reservation
Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates42°49′35.4″N 70°49′2.8″W / 42.826500°N 70.817444°W / 42.826500; -70.817444
TypeCoastal Defense
Site information
OwnerMassachusetts
Controlled bySalisbury Beach State Reservation
Site history
Built1941
Built byUnited States Army
In use1941-1945
Battles/warsWorld War II

Salisbury Beach Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in Salisbury, Massachusetts.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Scarpulla, Norm (Winter 2020). "Salisbury Beach Fire Control and Battery". Coast Defense Study Group Newsletter. Mclean, Virginia: CDSG Press.
  2. ^ "Massachusetts - Salisbury Beach". American Forts Network. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ Salisbury Beach Base-End Station and 155 mm Gun Battery at American Forts Network