Port Townsend Marine Science Center Monocular — Port Townsend, WA
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Dunbar Loop
N 48° 08.125 W 122° 45.636
10U E 517811 N 5331379
The entrance to Puget Sound was so strategically important in the early part of the 20th century that four military forts were constructed to protect it. Today this monocular allows you to view passing ships and marine life.
Waymark Code: WMR7ZJ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2016
Views: 6
A lonely monocular seems to protect the entrance to Puget Sound and the prime access to the ports of Seattle, Everett, and Tacoma. This importance was not lost on the military of the early 20th century that founded and developed a ring of forts at this point. One of these was Fort Worden where this monocular now resides. Today you can spot passing ships and look for marine life swimming by.
Cost to Operate: .50
Primary Vista: The entrance to Puget Sound
Number of devices at the site: 1
Other Vistas at the location:
Whidbey Island, Fort Worden
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