Battery Barton (New Bedford, Massachusetts)

USA / Massachusetts / Bliss Corner / New Bedford, Massachusetts
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One 8" disappearing carriage gun was mounted here from 1899 to 1942.

Battery Barton was named on March 30, 1903 in honor of Colonel William Barton of Rhode Island, who served with distinction in the Revolutionary war and who died October 22, 1831 at Providence, Rhode Island.
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Coordinates:   41°35'35"N   70°54'21"W
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