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	'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1920) - Battery Lowell was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Warren (2)\|Fort Warren]], Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Brigadier General [[Charles William Lowell]], formerly colonel, [[2nd Massachusetts Cavalry]], and who was mortally wounded at Halltown, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, on 26 Aug 1864, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 12 Jun 1900 at a cost of $ 12,750.00. Deactivated in 1920.		'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1920) - Battery Lowell was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Warren (2)\|Fort Warren]], Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Brigadier General [[Charles William Lowell]], formerly colonel, [[2nd Massachusetts Cavalry]], and who was mortally wounded at Halltown, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, on 26 Aug 1864, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 12 Jun 1900 at a cost of $ 12,750.00. Deactivated in 1920.
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	'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1920) - Battery Lowell was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Warren (2)\|Fort Warren]], Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Brigadier General [[Charles William Lowell]], formerly colonel, [[2nd Massachusetts Cavalry]], and who was mortally wounded at Halltown, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, on 26 Aug 1864, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 12 Jun 1900 at a cost of $ 12,750.00. Deactivated in 1920.		'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1920) - Battery Lowell was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Warren (2)\|Fort Warren]], Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Brigadier General [[Charles William Lowell]], formerly colonel, [[2nd Massachusetts Cavalry]], and who was mortally wounded at Halltown, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, on 26 Aug 1864, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 12 Jun 1900 at a cost of $ 12,750.00. Deactivated in 1920.
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	'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1920) - Battery Lowell was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Warren (2)\|Fort Warren]], Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Brigadier General [[Charles William Lowell]], formerly colonel, [[2nd Massachusetts Cavalry]], and who was mortally wounded at Halltown, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, on 26 Aug 1864, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 12 Jun 1900 at a cost of $ 12,750.00. Deactivated in 1920.		'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1920) - Battery Lowell was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Warren (2)\|Fort Warren]], Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Brigadier General [[Charles William Lowell]], formerly colonel, [[2nd Massachusetts Cavalry]], and who was mortally wounded at Halltown, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, on 26 Aug 1864, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 12 Jun 1900 at a cost of $ 12,750.00. Deactivated in 1920.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1920) - Battery Lowell was a reinforced concrete, [[Endicott Period]] 3 inch coastal gun battery on [[Fort Warren (2)|Fort Warren]], Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The battery was named in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after Brigadier General [[Charles William Lowell]], formerly colonel, [[2nd Massachusetts Cavalry]], and who was mortally wounded at Halltown, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, on 26 Aug 1864, during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Battery construction started in 1899, was completed in 1900 and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use 12 Jun 1900 at a cost of $ 12,750.00. Deactivated in 1920.

== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910)==
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Originally built as an [[Endicott Period]] concrete coastal gun battery with three 3" M1898MI guns mounted on M1898 Masking Parapet carriages. This was a two story battery with the guns located on the upper level and the magazines below. Shells were moved from the magazine level to the gun loading platform by hand. No shell or powder hoists were provided. Electrical power was furnished by the central power plant.

This battery is located outside the walls of old [[Fort Warren (2)|Fort Warren]] at the south end of George's Island.
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[[Image:Fort Warren Battery Lowell Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery Lowell Plan]]
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== [[World War I]] (1917-1918) ==
{{WWICoastalGuns}} The guns of {{PAGENAME}} were not affected by the [[World War I]] redistribution but were declared obsolete in the following 1920 disarmament program. The guns were transferred to [[Watervliet]] on 14 Jul 1920 and the carriages were ordered scrapped 20 May 1920.
== Current Status ==
Part of [[Fort Warren (2)|Fort Warren]] State Park on George's Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. No period guns or mounts in place. This battery is open to public access in the magazines and the gun emplacements. Transportation to the Island is by boat. See the [[Fort Warren (2)|Fort Warren]] page for island access details.
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'''Location:''' Fort Warren, George's Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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* Elevation: 25.9'
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{{Visited|24 May 2012}}

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