Big Gun Comes to Hartshorne Park
Click photo for larger view. Photo by Paul Scharff Photography
The Monmouth County Park System is pleased to announce that a historic World War II naval gun from the Battleship New Jersey was transported yesterday to Battery Lewis at Hartshorne Woods Park for permanent display as part of the Battery Lewis restoration. The gun barrel, which is 68 feet long and weighs 120 tons, is almost identical to the 16-inch guns on Battery Lewis during World War II.
Originally on the USS New Jersey and donated by the U.S. Navy to the Monmouth County Park System, the gun barrel has travelled by rail from Norfolk, Virginia to Red Bank, where it will be offloaded onto a tractor trailer for transport to Hartshorne Woods Park.
Posted: March 31st, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Monmouth County, Monmouth County News | Tags: Battery Lewis, Big Gun, Hartshorne Woods Park, John Schneider, Lillian Burry, Monmouth County Park System, Monmouth County Parks | 2 Comments »