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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1944) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Caines Head, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Named Fort McGilvray in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain [[John McGilvray]]. Abandoned in 1944. | {{PageHeader}}{{External|wikidata=Q5471624|wikipedia=Fort_McGilvray}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1944) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Caines Head, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Named Fort McGilvray in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain [[John McGilvray]]<!-- not USMA --> who established [[Fort Kenay]] in 1869. Abandoned in 1944. | |||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of Caines Head State Recreation Area, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. | Part of Caines Head State Recreation Area, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. | ||
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(B) 59.9733442, -149.4283533, Battery 155 - Rocky Point | |||
(B) 59.9865433, -149.3904912, Battery 293 | (B) 59.9865433, -149.3904912, Battery 293 | ||
(1) 59.986444, -149.391055, Gun #1 | (1) 59.986444, -149.391055, Gun #1 | ||
(2) 59.9865326, -149.3898743, Gun #2 | (2) 59.9865326, -149.3898743, Gun #2 | ||
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* {{Roberts}}, page 23 | * {{Roberts}}, page 23 | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 26 February 2025
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Fort McGilvray (1942-1944) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Caines Head, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Named Fort McGilvray in G.O. 17, 2 Apr 1943, after Captain John McGilvray who established Fort Kenay in 1869. Abandoned in 1944. World War II (1941-1945)Part of the Harbor Defense of Seward.
Current StatusPart of Caines Head State Recreation Area, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
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Links: Visited: No
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