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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
A concrete [[:Category:Endicott Period Batteries|Endicott Period]] battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 6" | A concrete [[:Category:Endicott Period Batteries|Endicott Period]] battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 6" guns on pedestal mounts and one 3" gun in a masking pedestal mount. The two, 6" guns were mounted in a concrete emplacement on the left hand side of the interior of the earthworks fort. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
No traces remain, destroyed in 1941 to make way for a parade ground. | No traces remain, destroyed in 1941 to make way for a parade ground. | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 5 June 2008
Battery Freeman (1902-1920) - Battery Freeman was built at Fort Stevens between Jul 1900 and Dec 1901 and was transferred for service 12 Nov 1900 at a total cost of $39,936.42.
Battery Freeman History
A concrete Endicott Period battery facing the mouth of the Columbia River with two, 6" guns on pedestal mounts and one 3" gun in a masking pedestal mount. The two, 6" guns were mounted in a concrete emplacement on the left hand side of the interior of the earthworks fort.
Current Status
No traces remain, destroyed in 1941 to make way for a parade ground.
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Location: On Fort Stevens, Oregon Maps & Images Lat: 46.206975 Long: -123.963 |
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Visited: 18 May 2008
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