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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1944) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Biorka Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Peirce in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain [[Charles H. Peirce]]. Abandoned in 1944. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1944) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Biorka Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Peirce in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain [[Charles H. Peirce]]. Abandoned in 1944. | ||
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Fort Peirce (1941-1944) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Biorka Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Peirce in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain Charles H. Peirce. Abandoned in 1944. World War II (1941-1945)Part of the Harbor Defense of Sitka.
Current StatusPart of Biorka Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436010
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Links: Visited: No
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