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Fort Michie (1896-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1896 on Great Gull Island in Suffolk County, New York. Named in G.O. 138, 27 Jul 1899, after 1st Lt. Dennis M. Michie, 17th U.S. Infantry, U.S. Army, killed in action at San Juan, Santiago, Cuba, 1 Jul 1898. Abandoned in 1948.

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Fort Michie on Great Gull Island 1924

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Long Island Sound.

The construction of the first two Endicott Period gun batteries began in 1897. Battery North and Battery Palmer were accepted for service on the same day, 12 May 1900. The second set of three batteries was begun 1902-1903 and turned over for service 1905-1908. Battery Benjamin, Battery Maitland, and Battery Pasco completed the Endicott Period battery construction.

There were two periods of post construction that coincided with the two periods of battery construction. The first period was completed in 1900 and saw the construction of one set of officers quarters, one set of NCO quarters, a small 30 man barracks, a small 14 bed hospital, a six prisoner guard house and some utility buildings. The second period was completed in 1905 and added two sets of officer quarters and a large 105 man barracks.

**Fort Michie Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Palmer	2	12"	Disappearing	1897-1898-1900-1945	$ 129,230
Battery North (1)	2	10"	Disappearing	1897-1898-1900-1917	$ 100,000
Battery Benjamin	2	6"	Pedestal	1902-1908-1908-1947	$ 54,742
Battery Maitland	2	6"	Pedestal	1903-1908-1908-1947	$ 47,500
Battery Pasco	2	3"	Pedestal	1903-1905-1905-1934	$ 22,800	Guns to Fort Mills
Source: CDSG

World War I

**Fort Michie World War I Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Davis (3)	1	16"	Disappearing	1919-1922-1923-1944	$ 728,286
Source: CDSG

World War II

**Fort Michie World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery AMTB 912	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed AMTB Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 8,584	Fixed guns emplaced & then stored
Source: CDSG

Current Status

Island owned by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

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Location: Great Gull Island, Suffolk County, New York.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.2022222 Long: -72.1186111

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Elevation: 23'

Sources:

Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 566
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Long Island Sound, (HDLIS-AN-45), 15 Feb 1945, CDSG

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