Battery Commander Station (San Diego, California)

USA / California / Coronado / San Diego, California
 Second World War 1939-1945, military, place with historical importance, First World War 1914-1918
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These structures were among the first base-end stations built at Fort Rosecrans. Base-end stations were part of a remote network that tracked targets and relayed data to their associated guns via a plotting room. Recommended in 1914, they first appear on a 1915 map of the fort's defenses. The original temporary structures were replaced c.1920 with concrete walls and tar and gravel roofs. During World War II the tar and gravel roofs were replaced with earth-covered rough aggregate concrete roofs. Cemented boulders on the roofs provided additional camouflage. The stations were abandoned in 1942.

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Coordinates:   32°40'29"N   117°14'16"W
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