"Pillboxes", Stony Point/Henderson
Harbor area, Wehle State Park
If you are interested in this area and the trails to get there click here.
From
the display at the Wehle State Park: 'During World War I, infantry troops
from Madison Barracks in Sackets Harbor used this property as a training range
for anti-aircraft firing practice. Military "pillboxes" and a firing wall along
the cliffs are still visible.'
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Taken on 06/29/06
A small mowed area off the
trail leading to one of the pillboxes
This park has nice walking/biking trails and picnic areas, but some of the trail
maps are wrong. One of the pillboxes has lawn mowed up to it but the other
four along the shore you must look for. I could not find the trail leading
to the ones inland, these can all be seen from the water also.
Updated
summer 2007 - More trails now are open.
My Wehl Park trails page. |
Taken on 06/29/06
Pillbox
According to the
Henderson Historical Society's website; an 860+ acre rifle range on Stony
Point was built in the 1880's for Army training for soldiers at Madison Barracks and Fort
Ontario (Oswego). Practice firing was out over the lake.
In 1925 the
range was used for anti-aircraft practice and the Army built the
"pillboxes" shown in these photos, later a concrete road was built to the range
and in 1946 the practice range was declared surplus and the land sold. |
Taken on 06/29/06
Another
Pillbox
From an account (from the Watertown Daily Times)
by Mr. Amos C. "Andy" Cambron, who had been stationed at the "pillboxes"
sometime in the early 1940's. Soldiers would practice by using machine
guns mounted on vehicles to shoot at sleeve targets towed by airplanes and
spotters manned the pillboxes to warn the practicing gunners of any boats
nearby. Thanks to Kurt H. for the reference. |
Taken on 06/29/06
Close-up
view |
Taken on 06/29/06
Yet
another |
Taken on 06/29/06
And
another |
Taken on 06/29/06
Side
view of last |
Taken on 06/29/06
Some
more ruins I found in the brush off from one of the trails near the
pillboxes |
Taken on 08/15/06
Some old foundations. Decker
Road, Lewis County(?) |
Taken on 07/??/05, picture submitted by Rita
This is an
abandoned farmhouse on the top of Tug Hill on the way to Lowville on Route 177
(leaving Route 81) |
Unknown date, picture submitted by Rita
Small
rental cabin, on the St. Lawrence River, just south of Ogdensburg
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Taken on 07/??/97, picture submitted
by Rita
Papermill
in Rossie
More photos of this mill also on page 4 |
Taken on 09/20/06
On Route 3, near the
Salmon Run Mal, Town of Watertown |
Taken on 10/25/06
Old
schoolhouse in good condition on corner of Tryon Road and Rainbow
Shores Rd, near Sandy Beach Park |
Taken on 10/25/06
Old
house on Route 3 near Sandy Creek area |
Taken on 10/25/06
Same
house as previous |
Taken on 10/25/06
Old
house on Route 11, outside of Pulaski |
Taken on 10/25/06
Another
view of previous |
Taken on 10/25/06
Part
of the barn which goes with the previous shot |
Taken on 10/25/06
Possibly
an old schoolhouse? Corner of Balcher Road and Route 11, near
Mannsville |
 
 
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