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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1909-1947) - Construction started 1909 and completed in 1911. Named in G.O. 245, 1909, for Dr. [[Marcus Whitman]], killed in 1847 by hostile Indians. Transferred to Washington State in 1947 | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1909-1947) - Construction started 1909 and completed in 1911. Named in G.O. 245, 1909, for Dr. [[Marcus Whitman]], killed in 1847 by hostile Indians. Declared surplus 13 May 1944. Transferred to Washington State in 1947 | ||
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Revision as of 16:00, 14 January 2010
Fort Whitman (1909-1947) - Construction started 1909 and completed in 1911. Named in G.O. 245, 1909, for Dr. Marcus Whitman, killed in 1847 by hostile Indians. Declared surplus 13 May 1944. Transferred to Washington State in 1947
Fort Whitman History
Part of the Harbor Defense of Puget Sound. Positioned to guard the Deception Pass and Saratoga Pass entrances into Puget Sound.
Endicott Period
World War II
37mm AMTB battery 1A (1942-1944)
Current Status
Goat Island is now part of the Skagit Wildlife Area.
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Location: Goat Island, at the entrance to Puget Sound, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 48.36433 Long: -122.53556 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 838-839
- Coastal Defense Study Group
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