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During World War II, Fort Hancock’s population swelled to over 10,000, and dozens of temporary wooden barracks and mess halls were built. More than 3,000 coast artillerymen were stationed there for New York Harbor defense, and thousands of others passed through for staging and training before shipping out to Europe. Fort Hancock was in operation from 1895 to 1974.
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