"FORT CANBY" - Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington
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Volcanoguy
N 46° 16.693 W 124° 03.224
10T E 418817 N 5125499
Military Installation from 1852 to 1947.
Waymark Code: WM10K8
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 12/03/2006
Views: 83
In 1852 the War Department created a military reservation at Cape Disappointment for coastal fortification to protect the mouth of the Columbia. The first gun batteries were built in 1863 and it was named Fort Cape Disappointment. In 1875 it was renamed Fort Canby and was named for Brevet Major General Edward R.S. Canby who was killed by the Modoc Indians at Lava Beds in California on April 3, 1873. The fort continued to be improved until the end of World War II. In 1947 the fort was deactivated In the 1950’s part of the fort was transferred to the Coast Guard and the rest to Washington State. All garrison structures have been destroyed but main gun batterys remain. The State developed Fort Canby State Park in the 1960s. The State built the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center on the parapet of Battery Harvey Allen in 1973.
Coordinates are at location of Fort Canby history sign at outside at Battery Harvey Allen. There are additional interpretive signs inside Battery Allen.
The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1863
Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": United States
Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: No it wasn't
What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: For protecting a travel or shipping route
Current condition: Only coastal defense gun batteries remain.
This site is administered by ----: Washington State Parks
If admission is charged -: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Open to the public?: Open or unrestricted access.
Official or advertised web-page: [Web Link]
Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": [Web Link]
Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: [Web Link]
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