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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1918-1942) - A concrete mortar battery built at [[Fort Canby]] between Jun 1918 and May 1922 and transferred for service 30 Jun 1922. Battery Guenther was named for Brig. Gen. [[Francis L. Guenther]] a [[U.S. Civil War]] veteran who died 5 Dec 1918 | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1918-1942) - A concrete mortar battery built at [[Fort Canby]] between Jun 1918 and May 1922 and transferred for service on 30 Jun 1922. Battery Guenther was named for Brig. Gen. [[Francis L. Guenther]] {{Cullum|1833}}, a [[U.S. Civil War]] veteran who died on 5 Dec 1918. | ||
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[[Image:Battery Guenther - Front.JPG| | [[Image:Battery Guenther - Front.JPG|350px|thumb|left|Battery Guenther]] | ||
[[Image:Battery Guenther - Mortar Emplacement A-1.JPG| | [[Image:Battery Guenther - Mortar Emplacement A-1.JPG|350px|thumb|right|Mortar Emplacement A-1]] | ||
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== {{ | == [[World War I]] (1917-1918) == | ||
{{HDColumbia}} Battery Guenther was a concrete [[Taft Period]] mortar battery protecting the mouth of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean approaches. | |||
Originally armed with four, 12" M1890MI mortars on A.R.F., M1896MI Carriages, two in each of two mortar pits. Each pair of mortars required about 30 men to operate. All four of the mortars at Battery Guenther were originally from [[Battery Clark]] at [[Fort Stevens | Originally armed with four, 12" M1890MI mortars on A.R.F., M1896MI Carriages, two in each of two mortar pits. Each pair of mortars required about 30 men to operate. All four of the mortars at Battery Guenther were originally from [[Battery Clark]] at [[Fort Stevens (1)]]. | ||
Each of the mortars at Battery Guenther was test fired twice in Apr 1922 with shot weighing 1,046 pounds each. This battery was the last seacoast mortar battery built in the United States. | |||
{{FtCanbyBatteryGuenther}} | {{FtCanbyBatteryGuenther}} | ||
[[Image:Fort Canby Battery Gunther Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery Guenther Plan]] | [[Image:Fort Canby Battery Gunther Plan.jpg|thumb|left|795px|Battery Guenther Plan]] | ||
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | |||
Battery Guenther was deactivated in 1942. The mortars and carriages were salvaged in 1943. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
The battery is not accessible to the public except for by permission of the Coast Guard. The battery is in excellent condition structurally but has been modified as a haunted house and has Halloween themed graffiti. Mortar emplacements A-2 and B-1 are overgrown. The rooms are dry with the exception of the oil room and truck and tool rooms in Mortar Pit B. All rooms are being used as storage and as such filled with clutter. Some of the rooms are not accessible. No period guns or carriages are in place. | The battery is not accessible to the public except for by permission of the Coast Guard. The battery is in excellent condition structurally but has been modified as a haunted house and has some Halloween-themed graffiti. Mortar emplacements A-2 and B-1 are overgrown. The rooms are dry with the exception of the oil room and truck and tool rooms in Mortar Pit B. There is some overgrowth in the mortar pits. All rooms are being used as storage and as such filled with clutter. Some of the rooms are not accessible. No period guns or carriages are in place. | ||
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( | (B) 46.28093, -124.05467, Battery Guenther | ||
(1) 46. | (1917-1942) | ||
(2) 46. | (1) 46.28102,-124.05489, Mortar Pit A | ||
(2) 46.28077,-124.05471, Mortar Pit B | |||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Located at [[Fort Canby]] (Cape Disappointment State Park)<br>on the property of the U.S. Coast Guard Station<br>Cape Disappointment, Pacific County, Washington. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.28093|-124.054667}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.28093|-124.054667}} | ||
* Elevation: 29' | * Elevation: 29' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.28093|Lon=-124.05467}} Battery Guenther | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
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{{Visited|26 Jun 2009}} | {{Visited|26 Jun 2009}} | ||
== | == Picture Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Battery Guenther Shell Room Mortar Pit A - Shell Hoist.JPG|Shell Hoist | |||
Image:Battery Guenther Shell Room Mortar Pit B - Entrance.JPG|Mortar Pit B Shell Room Entrance | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Guenther}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Guenther}} | ||
[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:Washington All]] | [[Category:Washington All]] | ||
[[Category:Washington Battery]] | [[Category:Washington Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Washington Pacific County]] | |||
[[Category:Coastal Battery]] | [[Category:Coastal Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Taft Period Battery]] | [[Category:Taft Period Battery]] | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defense of the Columbia]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of the Columbia]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Active Military]] | [[Category:Active Military]] | ||
[[Category:Fort Canby]] | [[Category:Fort Canby]] | ||
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Battery Guenther (1918-1942) - A concrete mortar battery built at Fort Canby between Jun 1918 and May 1922 and transferred for service on 30 Jun 1922. Battery Guenther was named for Brig. Gen. Francis L. Guenther (Cullum 1833), a U.S. Civil War veteran who died on 5 Dec 1918.
 
World War I (1917-1918)Part of the Harbor Defense of the Columbia. Battery Guenther was a concrete Taft Period mortar battery protecting the mouth of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean approaches. Originally armed with four, 12" M1890MI mortars on A.R.F., M1896MI Carriages, two in each of two mortar pits. Each pair of mortars required about 30 men to operate. All four of the mortars at Battery Guenther were originally from Battery Clark at Fort Stevens (1). Each of the mortars at Battery Guenther was test fired twice in Apr 1922 with shot weighing 1,046 pounds each. This battery was the last seacoast mortar battery built in the United States.
World War II (1941-1945)Battery Guenther was deactivated in 1942. The mortars and carriages were salvaged in 1943. Current StatusThe battery is not accessible to the public except for by permission of the Coast Guard. The battery is in excellent condition structurally but has been modified as a haunted house and has some Halloween-themed graffiti. Mortar emplacements A-2 and B-1 are overgrown. The rooms are dry with the exception of the oil room and truck and tool rooms in Mortar Pit B. There is some overgrowth in the mortar pits. All rooms are being used as storage and as such filled with clutter. Some of the rooms are not accessible. No period guns or carriages are in place.
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Visited: 26 Jun 2009 Picture Gallery
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