Battery McIntosh

USA / Florida / Anna Maria /
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Two 8" disappearing carriage guns were mounted here from 1900 to 1923.

Battery McIntosh was named on May 15, 1903 in honor of Lieutenant Colonel James S. McIntosh, 5th U.S. Infantry, brevet colonel, U.S. Army, who served with distinction in the war of 1812 and who died September 26, 1847, of wounds received at the battle of Molino del Rey, Mexico September 8, 1847.
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Coordinates:   27°36'0"N   82°45'46"W
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