HISTORY OF CAPE HENLOPEN
AND BEYOND
FORT MILES 6 INCH COAST
DEFENSE GUNS SHAKECREHOBOTH & LEWES
Lewes, Delaware,
Thursday , September 25, 1941
Ground shaking
repercussions of the six inch coastal defense guns being fires
by
the 261st
Coast Artillery at Ft. Miles will be heard the second time today
as maneuvers
continue. Yesterday
afternoon, about 2:30 , the first surprise explosion was felt ,
followed
by 15 more rounds to be
sent out to the 15 foot high wooden red pyramid target being
towed by “ Glory “ a
harbor defense boat from Ft. duPont. A stray boat near the
restricted
area, six miles long and
two miles wide, held up firing yesterday. Colonel Henry K. Roscoe,
in charge of the maneuvers
had warned residents of the target practice to last two weeks,
weather permitting. The
guns roar was heard in Milton some 10 miles distant.
As homes in Lewes seemed
to rock on foundations the Belhaven Surf Club only
200 feet of the firings
reported no damage.
A Coast Guard Station
near the firing als was shaken. The 'lookout' , Clarence Clogg,
said the concussion felt
as if the station was lifted up two feet and dropped.
Abstract: The
Wilmington News Journal, Thursday, September 25, 1941
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