Fort Bulkley

Fort Bulkley (1942-1944) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 on Rugged Island, Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Bulkley after Colonel Charles S. Bulkley, U.S. Volunteers. Abandoned in 1944. World War II (1941-1945) Part of the Harbor Defense of Seward. Fort Bulkley World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 294 2 6" Shielded Barbette 194?-1944-1944-1944 $ ? Tac 3 90% Complete Source: CDSG Current Status On Rugged Island, Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2436013 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Rugged Island, Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 59.8381 Long: -149.3811 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 433' 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 20 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Seward, (SHDSR), 1944, CDSG CDSG Links: North American Forts - Fort Bulkley Visited: No Fort Bulkley Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!