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| Keywords: Banks-map-1938.jpg en 1938 map of Ft Banks shows the four mortar pits of Batteries Lincoln on the west and Kellogg on the east at the center of the map The two northerly B pits see red labels each by 1938 contained two mortars while the southerly A pits contained four mortars each Today 2010 only Kellogg Pit B the northeastern pit is visible from the surface The others have been filled in and/or built over The site is now occupied by the Winthrop Dept of Public Works and a private development of apartment buildings The abandoned magazines of the fort are used for storage The fort established in 1890 contained 42 9 acres of land as listed by the U S Army Engineers in 1945 Its mortar batteries were officially abandoned by the Coast Artillery on December 15 1942 The fort was decommissioned in 1947 07000144 U S Army Engineers Harbor Defenses of Boston maps of various dates U S Army Engineers 1938 most recent update Red mortar pit labels added Pgrig <span class signature-talk >talk</span> 17 45 8 July 2010 UTC PD-USGov Fort Banks Maps of Winthrop Massachusetts | ||||
