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Fourth Cliff Military Reservation
Part of Harbor Defenses of Boston
Scituate, Massachusetts
6-inch gun at Fort Columbia State Park, Washington state, similar to Battery 208.
Fourth Cliff Military Reservation is located in Massachusetts
Fourth Cliff Military Reservation
Fourth Cliff Military Reservation
Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates42°09′35.34″N 70°42′20.05″W / 42.1598167°N 70.7055694°W / 42.1598167; -70.7055694
TypeCoastal Defense
Site information
OwnerHanscom AFB, Massachusetts
Controlled byUnited States Air Force
Site history
Built1942
Built byUnited States Army
In use1942-Present
Battles/warsWorld War II
Garrison information
Current
commander
Hanscom Air Force Base[1]
GarrisonScituate, Massachusetts

Fourth Cliff Military Reservation was a World War II coastal defense site located near Scituate, Massachusetts, USA. It is now a recreation area for Hanscom Air Force Base.

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