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'''Location:''' Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. | '''Location:''' Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. | ||
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* Elevation: 420' | * Elevation: 420' | ||
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Revision as of 21:35, 23 December 2013
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, who explored the Susitna River, Alaska, in 1898. Abandoned in 1946.
World War II (1941-1945)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery 298 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette | 1942-1943-1943-1950 | $ ? | Tac 4 Structure & Shields Remain |
| Battery AMTB - Eider Point Spit | 2 2 |
90mm 90mm |
Fixed Mobile |
194?-194? | $ ? | Tac 3a |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
Some remains on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436029
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Location: Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 53.961413 Long: -166.601315 |
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 23
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Dutch Harbor, (SRHDDH), 1944, CDSG
- CDSG
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