Battery Brooke
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Two 3" masking pedestal mount guns were mounted here from 1904 to 1920.
Battery Brooke was named on May 15, 1903 in honor of 1st Lieutenant Francis J. Brooke, 6th U.S. Infantry, who was killed December 25, 1837 in action with Seminole Indians at Okeechobee, Florida.
Battery Brooke was named on May 15, 1903 in honor of 1st Lieutenant Francis J. Brooke, 6th U.S. Infantry, who was killed December 25, 1837 in action with Seminole Indians at Okeechobee, Florida.
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Coordinates: 29°21'46"N 89°27'50"W
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