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@stealdst9 ай бұрын
I’m a civil engineer working on the plans to upgrade the sewer and water system at ft Hancock. There is a lot of cool abandoned stuff and some of the area is quite run down but they are putting a lot of money into it, it’s going to be really cool once it’s done. Part of the planned work includes restoring the houses on officers row, the houses will be rented out as summer homes. It’s a beautiful park, tons of birds, deer, and foxes, and a beautiful natural beach.
@ITSHISTORY9 ай бұрын
That is amazing! I really wish I could have interviewed you on the topic.
@ReggieRichardson9 ай бұрын
Last I saw, it's supposed to be permanent housing. Condos and some affordable units. Either way, it's an interesting project. I have mixed feelings about housing in the middle of a National Recreation Area.
@patrickkelly80959 ай бұрын
Of course they’re gonna ruin the area with condos.
@longiusaescius25379 ай бұрын
Luxury Houses for the Venezuelans?
@stealdst9 ай бұрын
@@ITSHISTORYlet me know if you want any more info, maybe for a follow up video!
@elliottre50199 ай бұрын
I was stationed on the hill in 1970. It was located above Atlantic highlands. The 52nd air defense artillery. It was a radar guidance for the Hercules missiles on Sandy Hook. There were concrete bunkers everywhere. There were missile bases all over the east coast. Pedrick town, down by Philly, had tons of old bunkers and we would get word about other radar and missile bases. For the most part it was kept quiet. There are a lot of cold war relics on the coasts. Just crumbing away.
@patriciafeehan77329 ай бұрын
There is a munitions Depot located nearby.
@jsollien1279 ай бұрын
Battery Lewis is reopened as a public display that's really quite nice, and adjacent Hartshorne woods have some beautiful trails. maps.app.goo.gl/fr46zK5VDMaNSgbN8
@TheIggyTech8 ай бұрын
I go mountain biking up there a few times a year. Lots of old bunkers and structures scattered about in the woods.
@waynebaker70676 ай бұрын
I remember running cross-country against Henry Hudson High School back in the mid-1970's and passing missile installations tucked in the woods. I don't know if they were still considered active at the time.
@JAck-eu4zd5 ай бұрын
We used to explore all of the old bunkers in the 80’s when we were off from school for the summer. I loved it. Mom couldn’t understand why we needed flashlights to go to the beach. Ha ha.
@nickjaworski03789 ай бұрын
I grew up fishing and skateboard there. It has amazing fishing and near the tip has some of the best and prettiest sandbars and beaches. It feel like a tropical island in the summer. You just need to make a mile hike in the sand to get there
@alexhajnal1078 ай бұрын
A few more details/places on the peninsula: An active Coast Guard station is at the northern tip. The only clothing-optional beach in the New Jersey, Gunnison Beach. Near the north end (North Beach) was a proving ground used to test artillery pieces. A marine biology focused high school (Marine Academy of Science and Technology). Tours of the various historic sites (lighthouse, batteries, Nike sites) are regularly offered. There is a small museum at/about the former lifeboat station. There is a public primitive campground (fee charged). The bay side of the south end is very popular with wind surfers.
@jimlamberton24359 ай бұрын
Hi Ryan, I really enjoy your work. Thank you. However you missed a really important detail concerning the role SH plays in local maritime security. The Military presence in SH did not disappear with the Army. The US Coast Guard has a long standing presence at the tip of SH. Group command is located there. That Coast Guard unit shares responsibility for the security of NY harbor. Also to the west of Sandy Hook is Earl Naval Weapons station. Coast Guard group SH is responsible for maintaining maritime security in that area when ships are being loaded/unloaded.
@ITSHISTORY9 ай бұрын
Thank you for the elaboration!
@CivilizedWarrior9 ай бұрын
Yeah, my grandfather docked his boat at Atlantic highlands marina for like twenty years. We would always fish just outside the buoys off of Earl NWS. My grandfather and his friend almost got shot there back in the ‘70s. They were fluking and sea-bassing there in an old whaler with a junky old outboard and it broke down & they couldn’t get it restarted, so they drifted all the way in to the pier on base. Luckily my grandpa put his hands up and started yelling “we’re broke down, we’re broke down.” The guards there told them they almost shot them. I guess they had orders to shoot on sight if anyone came that close. My grandpas other fishing buddy was in the navy, and used to be stationed in those old yellow officers quarters by the coast guard station. He said there were a lot of rumors that they were haunted, and some of his friends had claimed to see ghosts in revolutionary war uniforms. Definitely a weird place.
@Brundoggie6 ай бұрын
When we would do our annual UXO beach sweeps at SH (early 80s) we would eat at the USCG mess hall for lunch and marvel at how well the puddle pirates were fed.
@julianmalcolm9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this amazing video! Fort Hancock is such a unique place. Battery Potter was actually built from 1890-92 because right above the main entrance is the date of erection. It was the first of many experimental endicott era gun batteries built at the hook. It also was the only one of two batteries built in the US with land defenses. The granite facade was built with leftover granite from the 1850s fort. Battery Granger and Arrowsmith replaced the battery in 1907. The first disappearing battery was Battery Halleck built in 1892 and activated in 1896. The mortar battery predated the disappearing carriage and was built in 1890. The mortar battery was reused as the HDCP in WWII. Battery Kingman not Kingston. Boston had a missle master at Fort Heath but it was demolished in 1969. Most of the WWII temporary buildings were removed by 2012 and the last two were removed in 2018. The post hospital burned in the 1990s. Tours of some of the bunkers are offered and NPS who controls most of the site is working on restoring and adaptively reusing most of the post buildings. The Coast Guard still controls some of the tip and this includes the remains of the 1850s fort and a few endicott gun batteries.
@MrBillkaz9 ай бұрын
This might be the most rich and interesting info in the chat of any channel .. love watching and then seeing then reading about what people have personally experienced.. thank you
@MrBillkaz9 ай бұрын
Did you go to fort sill?
@susangerwien12909 ай бұрын
I’ve been to the beaches there many times. My father used to take us there when I was little. You could get a pass to enter the base to go to the beaches.
@spvillano9 ай бұрын
Now that beach is part of the National Park system. There remains a USCG station there, the rest are public beaches, one being clothing optional.
@leftymike87309 ай бұрын
Definitely not the northern most tip of NJ, it’s actually about as central as you can get
@ITSHISTORY9 ай бұрын
Yes I’m sorry for the confusion, I was referring to the Peninsula island that runs down to AC.
@MRosati50009 ай бұрын
We're with you.@@ITSHISTORY
@danb94479 ай бұрын
@@MRosati5000What does this mean? You're with him when he fucks up basic geography? It's the northernmost tip of the Jersey Shore but that's not what he said
@FranciscoSoler9 ай бұрын
Yhea that threw me off too 🙂
@scout30588 ай бұрын
@@ITSHISTORYStop calling it a "peninsula island." It's one or the other, in this case it's a peninsula.
@rnascak9 ай бұрын
On the left side if the diagram Highlands Missile Master diagram, I smiled when I saw an output to "SAGE". SAGE (Semi Automatic Ground Environment) was the network linking defense radar, interceptor, and defense missile sites nationwide. My first Air Force duty assignment in 1977 was to the 792nd Radar Squadron, Ground to Air Transmitter/Receiver (GATR) site in North Charleston AFS, SC. Along with the ground to air radio equipment, I maintained the SAGE equipment used to transmit tracking data to F-106 Delta Darts of Det. 1, 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Charleston AFB. The radar squadron was deactivated in 1980 due the the activation of the Joint Surveillance System radar at Jedburg, SC. The GATR site closed a year later.
@kendavid8919 ай бұрын
I've walked some of those army ruins as a kid going to Sandy Hook Beach,NJ,now just old buildings,lived there 40 years
@toddster5969 ай бұрын
I grew up in Jersey and went to sandy hook every summer in the 80s and 90s. Just last year I visited Fort Hancock for the first time and learned a lil bit about the history. All those years and never really knew. Good video.
@Msgot2kids8 ай бұрын
35 years ago my town in Central Jersey had weekend trips there. We stayed in what i remember to be old barracks..i met some amazing friends there! If i recall correctly they were green and brown buildings. Excellent memories. The buildings had eerie sounds .
@carolynnkaster94576 ай бұрын
I had to watch this! I grew up in Oceanport, NJ. My Grandfather was stationed at the lighthouse on Sandy Hook and then the Highlands when I was a young child. He was in the US Coast Guard. My Mother told me many stories of terrible storms along the coast with the waves coming over the seawalls. My Grandfather passed young due to a stroke, so I don't remember him well. Before the area was turned into Gateway National Park, we kids would drive out to Sandy Hook and hang out at the beach. Makes me want to take a trip back home.
@pjny215 ай бұрын
Took the ferry from Manhattan there during the lockdowns. It was a very cool bike ride and a weird time travel to multiple different decades/ages with a cool view of the NYC skyline from the beach on a clear day. Glad to see they're going to invest in it a bit more so the actual batteries are accessible to view.
@js56659 ай бұрын
I love Ft. Hancock. There is just so many buildings and sites to visit. And it has so much history during the Revolutionary War. I thought it was funny to think that in order to build the lighthouse, the Crown had a lottery. And if my memory doesn't fail me, the Crown had to have another lottery to raise the funds to build the lighthouse. If you walk the path before you get to Ft. Hancock, you come across a small maker. The maker pays homage to the last remaining British sailors who went in search of deserters who figured, "why not become one of the rebels?" The deserters jumped ship, the HMS Assistance in late December 1783. It would be well over a year after hostilities ended the War of Independence. So these sailors were not the enemy any more. I guess the USA has always been the land to run to when you're running away from home. Many people from the area don't even know there is such a marker. I discovered it just going on a long walk along the path one summer day. I walked from Lot D to the Lighthouse. And there it was. Flags and all, and my bewildered look on my face as I saw the Union Jack and the USA Flag on the same marker. The story is; Lieutenant Hamilton Douglas Halyburton, with 12 crew members made their way to the Hook to begin their search on December 31 for the deserters. The search team got trapped in a snowstorm and all died of exposure. You just can't picture such a nice stretch of land being a hostile environment if you look at it from today. "According to the Park Service wayside marker near the memorial, the remains of the unfortunate party lay at the site of the memorial untouched until 1909 when workmen at Fort Hancock discovered them." - from the site, Hidden New Jersey www.hiddennj.com/2012/05/union-jack-and-deserting-seamen-sandy.html
@MB-or8js8 ай бұрын
IMO one of the best times to visit historic Fort Hancock was before Hurricane Sandy in 2012. I took my best photos of the area then. Sandy took its toll on a lot of the historic houses leading e. g. to ugly looking wood strips stabilizing porch roofs of officer row houses. A couple years ago renovations and commercialization (it is NJ still...) took place to rent some of the buildings - now areas are off limits for visitors, and it just doesn't fit the more original scenes from before. One good thing though is a nice little cafe across the lighthouse to grab a coffee and a snack. I have been often to Sandy Hook for almost 12 years when I lived only about 10 miles away in NJ. Have nice memories and photos from there, but I have relocated in 2022 and won't be seeing Sandy Hook as often anymore.
@jimhayes3169 ай бұрын
I grew up in NJ and when I was in Boy Scouts we camped at Sandy Hook every spring. We camped right next to the bunkers and we spent a lot of time running through them, turning off our flashlights and seeing who could find their way out in the dark. It's a shame that the bunkers are now closed because of disrepair. Sandy Hook campouts were some of the best carports I remember
@12point1315 ай бұрын
Same, great memories.
@chegarty87279 ай бұрын
I grew up 10 minutes from Sandy Hook! Many great memories in that area, and I took my fiancé on a tour of the fort the last time I was home 😄 thanks for the nostalgia!
@ITSHISTORY9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@mashokaise68819 ай бұрын
Remember to "Sun you buns on Beach G!" 😂
@dirtlevel9 ай бұрын
More like baked beached whales lol
@Desert_Ov_Thee_Real9 ай бұрын
@dirtlevel if youve ever left hot dogs on the grill too long, you dont need to go see beach g
@dirtlevel9 ай бұрын
@@Desert_Ov_Thee_Real lol
@markrichards68639 ай бұрын
Weekdays at Gunnison beach are fabulous. We get a really nice group of regulars, but weekends are too darn crowded. If go on the weekend, we go early and leave early.
@billphillips50068 ай бұрын
Saw a 90yo naked leathery man chase his beach umbrella the entire length of the beach....the laughter of 100s...hilarious
@ItzBwo5 ай бұрын
I feel like people always seem to forget (or to be fair simply don't know) that Fort Hancock houses an entire tech high school, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (M.A.S.T). The fort operationally is obviously long since dead but functionally is very much alive between the school, lighthouse, Gunnison and North beaches, Coast Guard station etc.
@DFSJR12039 ай бұрын
I helped on a archeology dig near the Officers houses. I was just visiting Sandy Hook when I saw a group of people digging in shallow pits. I stopped the car and asked if they needed help and I was told yes they did. My wife and I were there till it was getting dark. The biggest find in our group was a brooch that was Probably worn by a officer's wife.
@dena818 ай бұрын
Born and raised on the Jersey Shore and when I hear Sandy Hook I mainly think about the beach as that was the main place for us to go in the 80s and 90s. I sadly didn't even know this history about it until now!
@eddihaskell8 ай бұрын
At 6:54 you are showing the Battlecruiser HMS Hood, which was famously sunk by the Nazi Battlship Bismarck in 1941 losing all hands on deck.
@fp54959 ай бұрын
0:00 that's not the northern most tip of NJ. Two hours north of there in Sussex County is the northern most tip, bordering PA and NY. Sandy Hook is actually more in the center of NJ, and technically part of the Mid-Atlantic, not the Northeast.
@petermartin70659 ай бұрын
Hello. I was going to mention that 'till I saw your post. Thanks for mentioning it.
@JoeyCarb9 ай бұрын
Central Jersey does exist
@seanmurphy23029 ай бұрын
Not if they call it Taylor Ham.@@JoeyCarb
@kirkstinson73165 ай бұрын
@@seanmurphy2302 Well if it's Taylors brand otherwise it's pork roll
@courtneyshannon26219 ай бұрын
In the late 90s, we drove through Sandy Hook on the way back from another location on a class field trip. The old brick buildings looked really cool and from another era. I had no idea there is camping there and I would love to do that sometime!
@rickjaszyn68048 ай бұрын
Camping, parking is VERY limited for the camping area, get there extra early on Friday if weekend camping. As the sun sets secure all food, the raccoons come out in droves, they are fearless and bold and will steal any food. Be reminded that they are wild animals, do not feed or approach them. A lot of really cool things to explore in the area. The NJ Marine Sciences Consortium offers some great youth programs.
@Queena909 ай бұрын
The seals are back! And the animals r abundant! So is the poison Ivy! One my my fave places to be year round even on rainy days. Also please don’t litter and pick up ur trash!!
@beb15275 ай бұрын
@@Queena90I used to take the ferry from highlands to manhattan. Sometime during 2002-2003, there was a very cold winter. The bay between sandy hook and highlands was completely frozen. The ferry company hired an ice breaker vessel to go ahead to allow them to keep running. I remember watching the seals jumping off the ice into the water ahead of the ferry. It kinda felt like we were on a ferry in Alaska, certainly not NJ!
@chiaralistica9 ай бұрын
The northernmost part of NJ is actually Sussex County. Sandy hook is the northernmost ocean beach in NJ.
@privatedata6659 ай бұрын
We enjoyed visiting Sandy Hook . I did some shore fishing and I was somewhat shocked to see a NOAA agent searching my tackle bag . She explained that she had the right to do so without cause or a warrant . I really didn't care but if you have something you should not have legally , use my comment as a consideration if you visit Sandy Hook . It is well worth the visit !
@Askani-son6 ай бұрын
No way a glorified weather reporter gets to search anything of mine.
@EagleKammback9 ай бұрын
Thank you for covering this!!! Something very few know about. Will you be covering Fort Mott at any point?
@ITSHISTORY9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! I think we are going to slow down with the military topics for a while to cover some urban architecture, but if you email me this concept I’ll it on the list.
@markmower17469 ай бұрын
That's too funny, I was going to post the same thing about Fort Mott.
@rupe539 ай бұрын
Been to Sandy Hook many times and often wondered if it was possible to privatize those houses for summer use, say with a 10+ year contract so no cost to the public. Would have to be private investors building to some preset code for preservation. It could be a win / win to have the buildings refurbished and enjoyed. I would bet there'd be no shortage of customers at several thousand bucks a week per home.
@julianmalcolm9 ай бұрын
The NPS which controlls the site is doing exactly that! If you go on their website you can fill out a form for renting or leasing one of the many already restored buildings. Most of the unrestored buildings are on officers row which was hit the hardest during hurricane sandy in 2012.
@kowalski37699 ай бұрын
@@julianmalcolm Back in the day I worked with a guy who rented one out for the Summer. It was a great place to chill after work when they closed the park. The public couldn't get out there after it closed so you had that whole part of the peninsula, practically to yourself
@alexvetlov24869 ай бұрын
There are a few for rent, the nicest part in my mind is that there are only a few available, the solitude is awesome.
@rupe539 ай бұрын
@@alexvetlov2486 Yes, there is a certain isolation factor, but the reality is you are that "fly on the wall" watching the passing boats, planes, and a city of millions from across the bay. I have also been on the beaches in the off-time and watched various wildlife wandering around. (other than birds)
@tkskagen9 ай бұрын
As I have realized that you reaide (choose) the Atlantic (east coast), I would lve for you to do an episode regarding Washington States WWII Coastal Defences.
@kinocorner9769 ай бұрын
Oregon has Fort Stevens Probably would be a better option
@edholmwood22639 ай бұрын
Another great video. Thx.
@ITSHISTORY9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@johntellmewhy8 ай бұрын
A great post, thank you
@franklulatowskijr.69744 ай бұрын
Went to to high school on Fort Hancock at MAST in the mid-90s. We used to do fall out (JROTC school) on Pershing Field among Officer’s Row. Great experience.
@scaredycat86855 ай бұрын
so happy to have grown up going to sandy hook every summer. still only live 10 min down the highway
@comicjake855 ай бұрын
A friend of mine father worked as a ranger at sandyhook and one 4th of July weekend we got to stay in one of those houses
@chriscolfer29154 ай бұрын
Thank god. I went there with my family to enjoy the beach. Now I drive my boat near sandy hook and I always enjoy seeing the lite house and everything else. Very special place in my heart
@mustang20059 ай бұрын
I found your video very informative, and put a link to it in the description of some of my past Sandy Hook exploration videos. 👍
@lilyofthevalley55869 ай бұрын
My favourite place! Used to go here a lot. Memories.
@YuTbCensorship9 ай бұрын
I remember several Nike Bases in South Jersey. Some of the 1 Story Office buildings are still in use as a Pre School.
@alexhajnal1078 ай бұрын
12:51 Search radar (LOPAR, Low Power Acquisition Radar IIRC, on the far right) 13:09 Tracking radars/Command transmitter (one of 3 similar units, on the far left) [Under dome/Not visible] Search radar (HIPAR, High Power Acquisition Radar IIRC); in the case of Sandy Hook this was located atop the nearby Highlands, IIRC (today's Hartshorne Woods Park)
@arfriedman45779 ай бұрын
In 2012, i went to the lighthouse there before closing time. It was lovely.
@ocsrc9 ай бұрын
I miss all the Radomes all over America. I remember going to the 60 FOOT dome on top of the mountain and it was amazing
@christopherayotte31799 ай бұрын
The hook was also the Army Proving Ground before it moved to Aberdeen MD many years ago. As the site was transitioned to a park they were cleaning up unexploded ordinance have been found over the years.
@chriscolfer29154 ай бұрын
Great job!
@ktmjay99205 ай бұрын
I grew up in the area and surfing and fishing at Sandy Hook Beaches. It's a beautiful part of NJ.
@Loona_helluva_boss699 ай бұрын
So cool to see so many videos from New Jersey I live 5 minutes from Sandy hook
@CicadaMania4 ай бұрын
I lived in the town Sea Bright that makes up the southern park of the peninsula for 13 years. I can attest that Sandy Hook is an excellent place for bird watchers, nature photographers, and military history enthusiasts to explore. The beaches are also large and clean for New Jersey. The tours of the bases are worth taking. It's also the last place in New Jersey where you can find an Oozlefinch.
@richardlevine16465 ай бұрын
As of a couple of years ago, only two of the old officer homes had been renovated. One was a museum. The other, actually two side-by-side units in one stone building, was available for rental. My wife and I rented one for a week in the middle of the summer and it was just wonderful being out towards the end of Sandy Hook. Lots of people watching during the day and wonderful peacefulness at night, right in the middle of the New York metro area! During the day, we would go to one of the beaches or explore the abandoned structures or bicycle around the peninsula (there was a bicycle rental service right there). In the evenings, we would sit on the porch of the museum building and watch the people scrambling to make the last ferry and also watch the boat traffic in the bay. Then we would have this entire space to ourselves. It was great. Would do it again.
@don2deliver9 ай бұрын
They had a very similar Fort in South Jersey to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia ports in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Fort Mott still has the barrels of those disappearing guns in the yard.
@TheBamaChad-W4CHD6 ай бұрын
Listening to the upgrade path of the fort is crazy. Our capacity as human beings to kill each other is terrifying.
@RHYMESMOKE15 ай бұрын
They aren't just abandoned... people live there that work in the park, and they rent alot out in the summers. My parents lived there for years, and my cousins. Last house far left of lighthouse. I lived there a few years as well. Theres a highschool there, a science consortium, a police station...
@Doug.the.welder5 ай бұрын
So many people in the comments say they've been to Sandy Hook. Pretty cool, im from the area and love it. Didnt know the history behind the Hook. Well done!
@Saviour35 ай бұрын
When I moved to Clifton in the 80s, there was a large rockface one would see as you drove up to Valley Rd. It looked up from an old quarry I remember but one day suddenly disappeared. I think folk would say "the cliff in Clifton". Anyway, have you presented any video on said rock/cliff?
@MyStupidYoutubeHandle5 ай бұрын
I love driving out here for cruises. Very scenic
@pegcity4eva9 ай бұрын
Great video as usual.
@ITSHISTORY9 ай бұрын
I appreciate that
@MKoko9089 ай бұрын
It's also home to New Jersey's only nude beach. lol
@christopherliebler9 ай бұрын
Been to Gunnison Beach many times great Beach
@kartierglory9 ай бұрын
Bet. Sold.
@TyJamal9 ай бұрын
When I still lived in NJ, I spent plenty of time each Summer at Gunnison Beach.
@ReggieRichardson9 ай бұрын
I came here to say that the guns were the namesake of Gunnison Beach 😂
@skizztrizz44539 ай бұрын
Damn. I'm right in Essex County. I never knew.🤦🏾♂️🤯😂
@history_leisure9 ай бұрын
I can see where George Melies got inspiration for his gun in A Trip to the Moon
@daveharrison849 ай бұрын
There was a giant gun in the Jules Verne novel.
@Mallaien8 ай бұрын
I was at a fort on Whidbey island washington that had a very similar design, including the guns and mortar system.
@jonathangat47659 ай бұрын
The fortifications on both sides of Upper New York Harbor are interesting places to visit.
@rodneylewis44027 ай бұрын
I recall going to the recreational area/beach as a kid during the 70's. Had no idea that there was a fort there.
@complexgrafix9 ай бұрын
wow u actually made a video of Sandy Hook. That was fast!
@PeterOkeefe544 ай бұрын
beachfront offices quarters can also be rented for the season
@privatedata6659 ай бұрын
I was very surprised to see Cactus growing on the Hook . Lots of Cactus ......
@Adventure_Andrew6 ай бұрын
If you think Sandy Hook is abandoned then you haven’t seen the kinds of traffic that place gets in the summertime
@daveblock40618 ай бұрын
It is a great place to anchor.
@stevepuffery89186 ай бұрын
There is also ocean swimming and fishing there Mr…..
@DannyJustiniano9 ай бұрын
I've been watching your videos for years and I live in the little town of Highlands that you mentioned here in the video so it was a real treat watching this one. It's pretty accurate what you said at the end about Sandy Hook being a place to "get away from it all". Most of my time not working is spent walking my dogs along Sandy Hook!
@_dev_null_5 ай бұрын
We call it officers row. Not abandoned at all. Also great fishing right off it.
@rjb63278 ай бұрын
"Forbidden"? Been there many times. Nothing 'forbidden' about it.
@louispernicka90276 ай бұрын
Isn't that where Gunnison Beach is, the clothes optional beach?
@kevlarburrito66935 ай бұрын
I used to live right near Fort Hancock, it isn't the only fortification in that area
@samanthab19239 ай бұрын
Growing up in the 70’s most of Sandy Hook was off limits. You couldn’t drive out to the Light House or just wander around. Just the first two beaches were open. I used to sail with guys who grew up down there & we’d anchor at Horseshoe Cove sometimes. I remember thinking those Officers homes were condos. 😂
@christinelapratt85099 ай бұрын
Oh goodness. Sandy Hook was the camping trip destination for teenagers in NJ looking for peace and serenity when I was a wayward teen in the 70s. The batteries were so fun to explore, concealing camp fires. The Park Rangers were thorough and always popping up at what we thought was the worst times. In retrospect, they probably saved us from......Anyway, my kids grew up in coastal NC, with similar Park Rangers always prevalent and putting a damper on their hijinks. Thankfully.
@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control6 ай бұрын
That row of housing along the shoreline, still such beautiful homes. I would kill to own one of those.
@chriswright22505 ай бұрын
Good memories as a kid. ❤
@lokiva85408 ай бұрын
Not even a mention of the most important history.... There's something about major nude beaches, that always seems to cause them to have conflicts over piping plovers and least terns. Somehow adjacent military areas, or textile fetishist beaches, rarely seem to have those same birds needing protection from larger and more invasive beach user groups.
@harrysweeten94179 ай бұрын
We have been to Sandy hook a couple of times, it's a neat place. We live near a Niki base it was abandoned but some of the buildings were still there until about twenty years ago.
@jsollien1279 ай бұрын
0:01I love how the nude beaches are blurred, like you're going to see boobs from space!
@edzaslow9 ай бұрын
A good place to go fishing.
@johnhufnagel4 ай бұрын
don't forget the beaches, particularly beach G. :D
@mikevo39745 ай бұрын
Sorry, not abandoned. Gateway National Recreation Area is enjoyed by thousands. There's a U S Coast Guard station there too. Forbidden? Hardly.
@charlierumsfeld66268 ай бұрын
Thank you
@MultiPetercool9 ай бұрын
I went camping at Fort Hancock on a number of occasions in the mid to late 1970’s. I shocked to see how run down the officers houses have become. They were all habitable 40 years ago. Horrible neglect.
@alexhajnal1078 ай бұрын
It was mostly Sandy that caused that.
@ihave35cents958 ай бұрын
I used to party in those mansions in the late 70,s beautiful marble throughout
@martingainty96239 ай бұрын
I've been there Whats most amazing is you could be on the beach and watch these gigantic container ships go floating by on their way to and from Port of newark There is a small fee (5.00 per car) to get onto Gateway National SeaShore
@kevlarburrito66935 ай бұрын
Henry Hudson, the explorer that the Hudson River gets its name from, also landed in Sandy Hook before exploring the river
@GardenerEarthGuy9 ай бұрын
As a teenager in the 1980s it would be covered deep in trash from Dumpsite 101, where NYC dumped it's garbage in the ocean. Full bags of trash, medical waste, crack vials, you name it- would wash up.
@dirtlevel9 ай бұрын
I remember that well
@GardenerEarthGuy9 ай бұрын
@@dirtlevel it destroyed The Jersey Shore...
@SKF3588 ай бұрын
A map showing where this is would be helpful.
@edhastie60745 ай бұрын
Farthest most northern part of New Jersey?
@stanleepatterson959 ай бұрын
Why nothing on sandy hooks railroads ?
@ypaulbrown9 ай бұрын
great video......
@mgtowlevel52939 ай бұрын
Eagleswood in NJ is where the real history is at. It would make a killer video if you were able to find enough research on it. Very interesting stuff I grew up in Perth Amboy New Jersey. Eagleswood Arthur's kill look it up it's rich in history.
@GregHart-rs4hm7 ай бұрын
I thought no one was allowed to live there any more because of the ammo loading pier danger area.
@kiwibird66713 ай бұрын
I was first attracted to Sandy Hook for its amazing birdwatching opportunities, however I have become capturing by its history. It’s a glimpse into what America once was.
@wwayus9 ай бұрын
Good piece. A couple of nits: Sandy Hook is nowhere near the northernmost part of New Jersey; it's about 100 miles south of that. And it is NOT an island.
@Petequinn7419 ай бұрын
Hiked around Sandy Hook for years as kid and adult..love it there.