The Bunker At Cape May Point
12 years 7 months ago #1
by riada
This bunker was part of a coastal defense system during World War II. In front of this bunker were 6" turrets and 155MM guns. The bunker was originally 900 feet inland. Coastal erosion had taken it's toll on the beach. As you can see in the pictures below, the bunker was in the surf. A plaque at the pavilion near the lighthouse says that the pilings were only meant to stabilize the structure, not support the structure with it's 7' thick walls in midair. The plaque also has a diagram of the interior of the structure.
In 2005, a beach replenishment project restored the sand around the bunker.
Part of the defensive system included a series of watchtowers that would help zero in targets by triangulation.
Its all cemented shut now, the authorities really want to make sure no one gets inside!
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
The Bunker At Cape May Point was created by riada
This bunker was part of a coastal defense system during World War II. In front of this bunker were 6" turrets and 155MM guns. The bunker was originally 900 feet inland. Coastal erosion had taken it's toll on the beach. As you can see in the pictures below, the bunker was in the surf. A plaque at the pavilion near the lighthouse says that the pilings were only meant to stabilize the structure, not support the structure with it's 7' thick walls in midair. The plaque also has a diagram of the interior of the structure.
In 2005, a beach replenishment project restored the sand around the bunker.
Part of the defensive system included a series of watchtowers that would help zero in targets by triangulation.
Its all cemented shut now, the authorities really want to make sure no one gets inside!
Nor but in sleep findeth a cure for care.
Incertainty that once gave scope to dream
Of laughing enterprise and glory untold,
Is now a blackness that no stars redeem.
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