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Fort Learnard was located on a 2,542-acre site that came to include [[Battery 298]] and [[Battery AMTB - Eider Point Spit]] In what was identified as Location #10 on the World War II Harbor Defense Annex for Dutch Harbor. The site was procured for government use on 30 Apr 1942. | Fort Learnard was located on a 2,542-acre site that came to include [[Battery 298]] and [[Battery AMTB - Eider Point Spit]] In what was identified as Location #10 on the World War II Harbor Defense Annex for Dutch Harbor. The site was procured for government use on 30 Apr 1942. The cantonment area for the AMTB personnel was at Location #10b close to the shore at Wide Bay below the AMTB Battery site. | ||
[[File:AMTB Battery Cantonment Area.jpg|thumb|800px|center|AMTB Battery Cantonment Area.]] | |||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Some remains on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. | Part of Fort Learnard Historic Site. Some remains on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. The site is currently owned by the BLM, Native Corporations, and private parties. | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | '''GPS Locations:''' | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96070|Lon=-166.59400}} GNIS Fort Learnard | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96070|Lon=-166.59400}} GNIS Fort Learnard | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96141|Lon=-166. | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96141|Lon=-166.60132}} Fort Learnard | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.95925|Lon=-166.59125}} [[Battery AMTB - Eider Point Spit]] | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.95925|Lon=-166.59125}} [[Battery AMTB - Eider Point Spit]] | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96328|Lon=-166.59525}} [[Battery 298]] | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96328|Lon=-166.59525}} [[Battery 298]] | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96144|Lon=-166.60036}} [[Eider Point WWII Radar Site]] | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96144|Lon=-166.60036}} [[Eider Point WWII Radar Site]] | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=|Lon=}} Cantonment Area | * {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.95088|Lon=-166.62732}} AMTB Cantonment Area | ||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96093|Lon=-166.60192}} Main Cantonment Area | |||
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| | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[:Category:Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor|Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor]] | |||
* [[Fort Mears]] | |||
* [[Fort Schwatka]] | |||
* [[Fort Brumback]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 23 | * {{Roberts}}, page 23 | ||
{{HBSuppDutchHarborWWII}} | {{HBSuppDutchHarborWWII}} | ||
* {{DenfieldCDSGJNLV7N1}}. | |||
* {{WillfordCDSGNL1997}}. | |||
* {{GNIS|ID=2436029}} | * {{GNIS|ID=2436029}} | ||
* {{CDSGMainLink}} | * {{CDSGMainLink}} | ||
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Fort Learnard (1942-1946) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Named Fort Learnard after Brigadier General Henry G. Learnard (Cullum 3362), who explored the Susitna River, Alaska, in 1898. Abandoned in 1946.
World War II (1941-1945)Part of the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor. Fort Learnard was located on a 2,542-acre site that came to include Battery 298 and Battery AMTB - Eider Point Spit In what was identified as Location #10 on the World War II Harbor Defense Annex for Dutch Harbor. The site was procured for government use on 30 Apr 1942. The cantonment area for the AMTB personnel was at Location #10b close to the shore at Wide Bay below the AMTB Battery site. 
Current StatusPart of Fort Learnard Historic Site. Some remains on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. The site is currently owned by the BLM, Native Corporations, and private parties.
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