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Camp Hero (AKA Fort Hero) was a military base at Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. It was decommissioned in the 1980's and is now owned by the New York State Department of Parks as Camp Hero State Park. The Montauk Lighthouse Montauk is a census-designated place and hamlet located in Suffolk County, New York. ...
Image of Long Island taken by NASA. Long Island, New York is an island off the North American coast, some 118 miles (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 miles (32 km) wide, extending from New York Harbor into the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
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History of Camp Hero
Early history The eastern tip of Long Island has always had military significance, even in the days of the American Revolution. In 1776, the Battle of Long Island proved that the tip of the island was a vulnerable spot. When Montauk Lighthouse was first authorized in 1792, part of its mission was to keep a lookout for British ships sailing for New York or Boston, and as such was the first military installation at Montauk. The term Eastern can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ...
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The Battle Pass area, also known as Flatbush Pass in the area of Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery. ...
The Montauk Lighthouse Montauk is a census-designated place and hamlet located in Suffolk County, New York. ...
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The Montauk Lighthouse Montauk is a census-designated place and hamlet located in Suffolk County, New York. ...
WWI Montauk itself, with its remoteness and prime location midway between two major American cities, was always considered a prime location for a possible invasion. During World War I, the Army stationed reconnaissance dirigibles, an airplane, troops and Coast Guard personnel at Montauk. The Montauk Lighthouse Montauk is a census-designated place and hamlet located in Suffolk County, New York. ...
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WWII Based on its history and location, it was not surprising that the government established Fort Hero in 1929 on the point just south of the lighthouse. The fort was named after Major General Andrew Hero, Jr., who was the Army's Chief of Coast Artillery between 1926 and 1930. He died in 1942. Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ...
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In World War II, with German U-boats threatening the East Coast and Long Island, Montauk was again considered a likely invasion point. The US Army upgraded Fort Hero, and renamed it Camp Hero in 1942. The Navy also acquired land in the area, including Fort Pond and Montauk Manor. They built docks, seaplane hangars, barracks, and other buildings in the area. There was also a huge torpedo testing facility. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...
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The whole facility, with Army, Navy and Coast Guard constituents, was officially known as the "US Military Reservation", but the locals just called it "Camp Hero". A nations army is its military, or more specifically, all of its land forces. ...
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Camp Hero itself swelled to 278 acres (1.1 km²), and included four cutting-edge 16-inch artillery pieces in concrete bunkers, aimed out to sea. The coastal gun emplacements were camouflaged with netting and foliage. A large "Fire Control Center" was built next to the lighthouse to direct the artillery and Anti-aircraft warfare. Other armaments included quadruple fifty caliber Machine Gun for low altitude defense up to large 90mm and 120mm artillery. The camp was a self-contained town with recreational facilities, barracks and its own power plant. This article is about the unit of measure known as the acre. ...
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Camp Hero was also used as a training facility and a target range, with guns being fired at offshore targets.
To protect it from enemy bombers and the prying eyes of Nazi spies in fishing boats, the entire base was built to look like a typical New England fishing village. Concrete bunkers had windows painted on them and ornamental roofs with fake dormers. The gymnasium was made to look like a church with a faux steeple. A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...
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When World War II ended, the base was temporarily shut down and used as a training facility by the Army Reserves. The naval facilities were largely abandoned. Army reserves are a part of an army which is normally activated only during emergencies such as a war. ...
Cold War In the 1950's, the Cold War was on and the big concern was Soviet long-range bombers, now possesing nuclear capability, so the Army gave over the western portion of the military reservation to the 773rd Aircraft Control & Warning (AC&W) Squadron. Their job was plane spotting and aircraft identification. During this time the military reservation was run jointly by the Army and the Air Force, with the Air Force in the western portion and the Army in the eastern portion. For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ...
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In 1952, the 773rd was transferred to the 26th Air Division and operated as an Air Defense Direction Center. Several different types of additional surveillance and height finder radars were deployed at the base, the first radar units having been installed in 1948. 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
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In November 1957, the Army closed the Camp Hero portion of the military reservation as Soviet long-distance bombers could fly well above ground-based artillery. The Air Force continued using the western half of the facility for radar surveillance. The Eastern portion of the site was donated to New York State, but it remained unused because of its close proximity to a high-security facility. 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1958 a SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) radar system was installed at what was now known as the Montauk Air Force Station and the facility was merged into the national air defense network, SAGE. The equipment included a huge AN/FPS-35 radar antenna, built by Sperry. The reflector was 126 feet (38 m) long and 38 feet (12 m) tall, weighing 40 tons, and was supposedly only the second ever built. It was able to detect airborne objects at distances of well over 200 miles (300 km). It also used "frequency diversity" technology making it resistant to electronic countermeasures. The site was run by the Air Force, but Sperry personnel ran and maintained the actual radar equipment. Radar data collected at the site was sent to the SAGE Direction Center located at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey. Species see List of Salvia species Sage is a term used for plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, Lamiaceae. ...
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The SAGE system was so powerful that it disrupted local TV and radio broadcasts, and had to be shut down several times and re-calibrated. The problems were later resolved.
The Montauk facility was state of the art and many new systems were developed or tested there including magnetic memory for storage, light pens, keyboards, WANs (Wide area networks) and modular circuit packaging. It was also a major part of the NORAD defense system, so security was very tight. A lightpen is a device similar to a touch screen, but is facilitated by use of a special light sensitive pen instead of the finger. ...
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The unit was renamed the 773rd Radar Squadron (SAGE) in 1963. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 1978 the Air Force submitted a proposal to the Carter Administration to close the base, as the technology was largely obsolete due to satellite technology. It was determined to keep it operating until the new facility at Riverhead, New York was operational. Order: 39th President Term of Office: January 20, 1977–January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia Date of death: Place of death: First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic Vice President: Walter Mondale James Earl...
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The Air Force officially shut down its radar operations on July 1, 1980 after a new radar system operated by the FAA was made operational in Riverhead, NY that could handle civilian and air defense requirements, making the SAGE system redundant. Considering its size, removing the huge antenna was problematic at best so it was "abandoned in place", with its controlling motors and electronics removed, allowing it to move with the wind to prevent it being torn off its base in a storm. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
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A GATR (Ground Air Transmitter Receiver) facility remained in service to direct military aircraft operating within the region. This system was deactivated and removed in 1984. Riverhead now controls all air traffic in the area. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
post military In 1984 the G.S.A. attempted to sell the entire facility to real estate developers. Local environmental activists protested, claiming that the site had many unique ecosystems and animal habitats. The remaining portions of the military reservation at Montauk were decommissioned and most of the facility, including Camp Hero, was donated to the National Park Service, which then turned it over to the New York State Department of Parks. Portions not deemed environmentally sensitive were sold off. Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ...
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In 1992, Preston Nichols and Peter Moon wrote a book called "The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time" (ISBN 0963188909) in which they alleged that secret experiments were carried out at the Camp Hero site. The book proved quite popular with conspiracy theorists, and spawned several sequels. (See Montauk Project) 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Montauk Project was purportedly a series of secret United States government projects conducted at Camp Hero and/or Montauk Air Force Station on Montauk, Long Island. ...
The site, now called Camp Hero State Park, was opened to the public on September 18, 2002. There are plans in the works for a museum and an interpretive center that will focus on World War II and Cold War history. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ...
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World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...
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Despite rumors to the contrary, no traces of any secret underground facilities have been found.
See also The Montauk Project was purportedly a series of secret United States government projects conducted at Camp Hero and/or Montauk Air Force Station on Montauk, Long Island. ...
The Philadelphia Experiment is a supposed secret experiment conducted by the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Yards at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on or before October 28, 1943, which went horribly awry. ...
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External links - http://www.hamptons.com/members/mproject/pictures.htm
- http://nysparks.state.ny.us/press/2002/Sept_18.htm
- About.com: The Montauk Project
- Disinformation: The Montauk Project - links
- Montauk Air Force Station website, including the debunking of Montauk Myths
- http://www.subversiveelement.com/CampHero.html website detailing an investigation into unusual activity in the Camp Hero area
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