Fort Columbia

Fort Columbia Entrance

Fort Columbia Buildings

Fort Columbia (1896-1947) - An Endicott Period coastal fort built for harbor defense at the mouth of the Columbia River between 1896 and 1904. The fort was fully manned and operational through three wars and closed in 1947. The site is now a state park with 12 historic wood-frame buildings still standing and numerous gun emplacements. One of the few intact coastal defense sites in the United States.

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Fort Columbia Endicott Period Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery Ord 3 8" Disappearing 1896-1898-1898-1917 $ 137,299 Battery Murphy (1) 2 6" Disappearing 1899-1900-1900-1945 $58,624 Battery Crenshaw 3 3" Masking Parapet 1899-1900-1900-1920 $ 15,462 Source: CDSG

Fort Columbia World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 246 2 6" Shielded Barbette (SBC) 1942-NC-1945-1947 $ 220,169 Transferred but not completed guns not mounted Source: CDSG

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Location: Located two miles west of the Astoria Bridge on Hwy. 101 in Chinook, Pacific County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 46.252546 Long: -123.92047 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1020

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 182

Links:

• Fort Columbia State Park
• Fort Description

Visited: 22 Mar 2008 Nightshade, 27 Aug 2005

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  Fort Columbia Gun Emplacement