Battery Langdon, named after a Civil War officer based at Fort Pickens, was originally a post-World War I 12-inch gun battery. The original battery was completely in the open, with no frontal or overhead protection. During World War 2, this battery was enclosed in a concrete casemate. The two guns were located approximately 500 feet apart, with the magazine, generator rooms, and other facilities related to the function of the battery in between. This view shows one of the casemates, with the rooms containing the magazine and other facilities under the dune on the left.
A casemate of Battery Langdon, showing the overhead protection where the muzzle of the weapon protruded.
The rear entrance of Battery Langdon, showing the battery name, the date of
construction (1942), and U.S.E.D., which stands for the United States Engineering
Department, the builders.
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