Battery Pope

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Three 6" disappearing carriage guns were mounted here from 1906 to 1943.

Battery Pope was named January 25, 1906 in honor of Colonel Curran Pope, 15th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, who died November 5, 1862 of wounds received in action at Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862.
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Coordinates:   42°18'15"N   70°54'10"W
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