Battery Robinson

 (1902-1917) - Battery Robinson was a concrete Endicott Period 5" gun battery located on Fort Hunt, Fairfax County, Virginia. The Battery was named 15 may 1903 for 1st Lt. Levi H. Robinson, 14th U.S. Infantry, who was killed in 1874 by hostile Indians in Wyoming. Battery construction started in November 1898, was completed by 30 Jun 1901 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 26 Aug 1902 at a total cost of $ 9,200.  Deactivated in 1917.

History
Battery Robinson was a reinforced concrete Endicott Period 5" rapid fire gun battery with one M1897 gun mounted on an M1896 Carriage. The battery consisted of one 5" gun emplacement with a magazine below and an observation station.

The carriage was sent to Fort Hunt on 16 Jul 1900 from the Bethlehem Iron Company and the guns were mounted by 30 Jun 1902.



World War I (1917-1918)
Battery Robinson was deactivated in 1917 and the gun was removed 31 Dec 1917 and shipped to the Morgan Engineering Company for modification to a 3.3" gun. It was eventually shipped to France, returned to Aberdeen and then donated to a John M. Wolfe, Bryan, Ohio. The mount was designated to be scrapped on 12 Dec 1918.

Current Status
On Fort Hunt National Park, Fairfax County, Virginia. No period guns or carriages are in place.

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