Battery O'Flyng (1906-1918) - Battery Elijah O'Flyng is a concrete rifled gun battery built at Fort Canby starting in August 1904 and completed in December 1905. It was transferred to the Coast Artillery on 27 Feb 1906 at a cost of $39,290. Named for Ensign Elijah O'Flyng, 23rd U.S. Infantry who died 18 Sep 1814 at the siege of Fort Erie during the War of 1812. It is the only Fort Canby battery that faces in towards the Columbia River mouth.
Part of the Harbor Defense of the Columbia. A concrete Endicott Period Gun Battery guarding the entrance to the Columbia River with two, M1905 6" rifled guns mounted in M1903 disappearing carriages.
The battery is not accessible to the public except by permission of the Coast Guard. Most of the battery is overgrown but in excellent condition. The rooms are dry and empty, with some clutter. No period guns or carriages are in place.
Location: Battery located at Fort Canby (Cape Disappointment State Park) on the property of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, Pacific County, Washington.
Lucero, Donella J. and Hobbs, Nancy L., The Long Beach Peninsula: Where the Columbia Meets the Pacific, Arcadia Publishing, North Beach Peninsula, 2004, 159 pages, ISBN 0738524573, page 47
