The Grand Battery

The Grand Battery is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, dedicated 1997.

S Columbus Blvd., near US Coast Guard Station, Philadelphia

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Known also as the Association Battery, this was Pennsylvania's largest early fortification. Originally built in 1748, shortly after formation of a volunteer military force called the Association, it mounted 27 guns; within a few years it held some 50 guns. Later the first Philadelphia Navy Yard was here, 1800-1875. A short distance to the north, the smaller Society Hill Battery was built in April 1748; it mounted 13 guns.

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1752 · A map of Philadelphia and parts adjacent with a perspective view of the State-house… (Leiden University Libraries)
1755 · North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1777 · A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia COLLBN 011-04-044 (Leiden University Libraries)
1777 · Draft of roads in New Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1779 · A plan of the city and environs of Philadelphia : with the works and encampments of His… (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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