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=== <u>Present Status</u> ===

In 1946 the coastal highway reopened and a group of 101 men would operate Battery 204 until 1948. All guns were removed from the Fort and [[Pulpit Rock MR]] in 1948. All personnel left the fort and it was declared surplus in 1949. The original landowners from pre-war would never get their original property back. The air force used the property until 1968 and Battery 204 was a civil defense shelter until the air force left. The gun batteries were filled in 1980 with gravel to prevent access. The reservation officially became a state park in 1962 and a summer cottage was converted to the Seacoast Science Center in 1992. All the battery entrances were uncovered in 1988 except for the plotting room and ventilation on Battery 204. The park today is 331 acres and you can walk around all the former military batteries. The breakwater at Frost point seen today was built in 1902 by the Corps of Engineers. Battery 204 has some painted 16 inch shells from Battery Seamen out on display. One was recently sent to the Halibut Point Fire Control Tower for their display. The magazines of the two batteries are closed (currently). Admission to the park is charged at the main gate.

====== SOURCES: ======

[https://ww.northamericanforts.com North American Forts Network]

[https://ww.fortwiki.com Fortwiki]

J.P. Wysong's The World, Portsmouth and the 22nd Coast Artillery (Many images used from the book)

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 === <u>Present Status</u> ===
 In 1946 the coastal highway reopened and a group of 101 men would operate Battery 204 until 1948. All guns were removed from the Fort and [[Pulpit Rock MR]] in 1948. All personnel left the fort and it was declared surplus in 1949. The original landowners from pre-war would never get their original property back. The air force used the property until 1968 and Battery 204 was a civil defense shelter until the air force left. The gun batteries were filled in 1980 with gravel to prevent access. The reservation officially became a state park in 1962 and a summer cottage was converted to the Seacoast Science Center in 1992. All the battery entrances were uncovered in 1988 except for the plotting room and ventilation on Battery 204. The park today is 331 acres and you can walk around all the former military batteries. The breakwater at Frost point seen today was built in 1902 by the Corps of Engineers. Battery 204 has some painted 16 inch shells from Battery Seamen out on display. One was recently sent to the Halibut Point Fire Control Tower for their display. The magazines of the two batteries are closed (currently). Admission to the park is charged at the main gate.
+====== SOURCES: ======
+[https://ww.northamericanforts.com North American Forts Network]
+[https://ww.fortwiki.com Fortwiki]
+J.P. Wysong's The World, Portsmouth and the 22nd Coast Artillery (Many images used from the book)