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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1946) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Named Fort Learnard after Brigadier General [[Henry G. Learnard]] {{Cullum|3362}}, who explored the Susitna River, Alaska, in 1898. Abandoned in 1946. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1946) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Named Fort Learnard after Brigadier General [[Henry G. Learnard]] {{Cullum|3362}}, who explored the Susitna River, Alaska, in 1898. Abandoned in 1946. | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[ | |colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Learnard Cantonment Plan.png|795px|thumb|center|Fort Learnard Cantonment Plan 10 Dec 1944.]] | ||
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
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(G) 53. | (G) 53.96070, -166.59400, GNIS Fort Learnard | ||
(B) 53. | (B) 53.95925, -166.59125, Battery AMTB Fort Learnard | ||
(B) 53. | (B) 53.96328, -166.59525, Battery 298 | ||
(F) 53.961413, -166.601315, Fort Learnard | (F) 53.961413, -166.601315, Fort Learnard | ||
(1942-1946) | (1942-1946) | ||
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'''Location:''' Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. | '''Location:''' Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|53. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|53.96141|-166.60132}} | ||
* Elevation: 420' | * Elevation: 420' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96070|Lon=-166.59400}} GNIS Fort Learnard | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96141|Lon=-166.601315}} Fort Learnard | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.95925|Lon=-166.59125}} [[Battery AMTB - Eider Point Spit]] | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96328|Lon=-166.59525}} [[Battery 298]] | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=53.96144|Lon=-166.60036}} [[Eider Point WWII Radar Site]] SCR-296-A | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=|Lon=}} Cantonment Area | |||
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Revision as of 09:49, 18 January 2019
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Fort Learnard (1942-1946) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Named Fort Learnard after Brigadier General Henry G. Learnard (Cullum 3362), who explored the Susitna River, Alaska, in 1898. Abandoned in 1946.
World War II (1941-1945)Part of the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor.
Current StatusSome remains on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska.
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Links: Visited: No
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