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History. Fort Worden was an active United States Army base from 1902 to 1953. Most of it was purchased by the Port of Port Townsend in 1956 and sold to the State of Washington in 1957 to house a juvenile detention facility (the Port retained ownership of the beach from the entrance of the Fort to approximately the pier).
Area. 166 acres (67 ha) NRHP reference No. 78002759. 96000415 (boundary increase) [1] Added to NRHP. January 12, 1978. April 12, 1996 (boundary increase) Fort Ward is a former United States Army coastal artillery fort, and later, a Navy installation located on the southwest side of Bainbridge Island, Washington, along Rich Passage.
Fort Norfolk in 1861, a first system fort upgraded as part of the second system. The Statue of Liberty is built on top of Fort Wood of the second system. Fort Adams, one of the largest third system forts. In the American colonies and the United States, coastal forts were generally more heavily constructed than inland forts, and mounted heavier ...
The Black Hills Ordnance Depot (BHOD) was a munitions storage and maintenance facility formerly operated by the United States Army Ordnance Corps. The depot was located in Fall River County, in far southwestern South Dakota about eight miles south of the town of Edgemont. [1] BHOD was established and constructed in 1942, to help meet the Army's ...
For an expansion and to establish a permanent naval base, the U.S. Navy purchased 7,676 acres (3100 hectares) of land on the Hood Canal near the town of Bangor, Washington for approximately $18.7 million. The U.S. Naval ammunition magazine was established on June 5, 1944, for its construction, and it began operations in January 1945.
16-inch casemated gun. 6-inch gun M1905 on shielded barbette carriage at Fort Columbia State Park, Washington state, typical of World War II 6-inch batteries. The 16-inch guns were only the top end of the World War II program, which eventually replaced almost all previous coast defense weapons with newer (or remounted) weapons.
Salt Creek Recreation Area is a 196-acre park located about 15 miles west of Port Angeles, Washington on U.S. Route 101 near the city of Joyce, Washington. The park was previously Camp Hayden, a World War II military camp built 1942–1945. The site was established as the Striped Peak Military Reservation in 1941, renamed as Camp Hayden on 22 ...
First and only fallout shelter under public roadway in U.S. The Weedin Place Fallout Shelter is a disused and sealed off fallout shelter in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was built in 1962–1963, under Interstate 5, to hold about 100 individuals. [1][2] It had diesel generators, an air circulation system that included electric heating ...