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Battery Granger

Battery Granger is not in the best of shape. In many places the cement is crumbling due to the rusting of the metal rods that support the upper structure. I was allowed to go to the second story but no higher due to the condition of the staircases leading up to the very top.

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1,2,3 - Different views of the battery structure. This battery design was used in many places.
4 - Stairs leading to gun platform.
5 - You can see the crumbling state of the structure.
6,7 - I think this was a communications area but could be wrong, it may have been a fire control for the guns.
8 - Door over shaft leading to lower level.
9 - There are many rooms under the gun platform. Here is one under the stairs.
10 - This is the area where a 12 inch gun was mounted.
11 - Second story view of battery.
12 - Grill over shaft to lower level.
13,14 - Another stairway leading under the gun emplacement.