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	== Current Status ==		== Current Status ==
	A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After [[Fort Flagler]] was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers.		A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After [[Fort Flagler]] was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers.
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			{{Location\|Fort Flagler Jefferson County, Washington.\|48.092813\|-122.692976\|55}}
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	~~{{Visited\|5 October 2009}}~~

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	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 1.JPG\|Battery Wansboro Gun #1 Emplacement		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 1.JPG\|Battery Wansboro Gun #1 Emplacement
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 2.JPG\|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Emplacement		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 2.JPG\|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Emplacement
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 1.JPG\|Battery Wansboro #1 Magazine Display		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 1.JPG\|Battery Wansboro #1 Magazine Display
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 2.JPG\|Battery Wansboro #2 Magazine Display		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 2.JPG\|Battery Wansboro #2 Magazine Display
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazines.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Magazines & Store Room		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazines.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Magazines & Store Room
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro CRF-BC - 6.jpg\|Battery Wansboro BC and CRF Station		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro CRF-BC - 6.jpg\|Battery Wansboro BC and CRF Station
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -2.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Gun #1		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -2.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Gun #1
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Gun #2		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Gun #2
	~~Image~~:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1 Muzzle.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Muzzle		File:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1 Muzzle.jpg\|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Muzzle

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	'''Battery Wansboro''' (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3- inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. [[Thomas A. Wansboro]], [[7th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946.		'''Battery Wansboro''' (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3- inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. [[Thomas A. Wansboro]], [[7th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946.
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	'''~~{{PAGENAME}}~~''' (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3- inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. [[Thomas A. Wansboro]], [[7th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946.		'''Battery Wansboro''' (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3- inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. [[Thomas A. Wansboro]], [[7th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946.
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	A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After [[Fort Flagler]] was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers.		A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After [[Fort Flagler]] was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers.
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	* Elevation: 55.37'

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	* {{GPSLinkLong\|Lat=48.092813\|Lon= -122.692976}} Battery Wansboro		* {{GPSLinkLong\|Lat=48.092813\|Lon= -122.692976}} Battery Wansboro

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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1907-1945) - Battery Wansboro is a reinforced concrete [[Endicott Period]] 3- inch gun battery on [[Fort Flagler]], Washington. Named in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after 2nd Lt. [[Thomas A. Wansboro]], [[7th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898 at El Caney, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Battery construction started in 1903, was completed in 1905, and transferred to the Coast Artillery for use on 23 Apr 1907 at a cost of $ 14,000. Abandoned in 1946.
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== [[Endicott Period]] ==
{{HDPuget Sound}} Battery Wansboro faces Admiralty Inlet on the east shore of [[Fort Flagler]] in Washington State.

The battery consisted of two, 3” M1903 guns on M1903 pedestal mount carriages, with two supporting magazines and a center storeroom. In October 1945, both guns and carriages were declared obsolete and in March 1946, both guns and their carriages were processed for salvage.

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== Current Status ==
A part of Fort Flagler State Park, Jefferson County, Washington. The battery is accessible to the public with period guns on display. After [[Fort Flagler]] was purchased as a state park, two 3” M1903 guns and carriages were brought over from Fort Wint in the Philippines and installed for display. The battery’s magazines have 155mm powder canisters (empty) in racks on display behind mesh barriers.
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'''Location:''' Fort Flagler Jefferson County, Washington.

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Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 1.JPG|Battery Wansboro Gun #1 Emplacement
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro - 2.JPG|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Emplacement
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 1.JPG|Battery Wansboro #1 Magazine Display
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazine 2.JPG|Battery Wansboro #2 Magazine Display
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Magazines.jpg|Battery Wansboro Magazines & Store Room
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro CRF-BC - 6.jpg|Battery Wansboro BC and CRF Station
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -2.jpg|Battery Wansboro Gun #1
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1.jpg|Battery Wansboro Gun #2
Image:Fort Flagler Battery Wansboro Gun -1 Muzzle.jpg|Battery Wansboro Gun #2 Muzzle

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