Battery East
Historic site · The Presidio, California
An earthwork battery on the coastal bluffs behind Fort Point. Its earthworks and brick-lined ammunition magazines are still standing.
History
Construction began in 1873. The battery took 8-inch rifled Rodman cannon during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
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