Fort Stevens (1)

Fort Stevens Battery

Sallyport and Gun for the Earthworks Fort at Fort Stevens

Fort Stevens (1865-1947) - Named for General Isaac Stevens a Governor of the Washington Territory. The fort was built under supervision of the United States Engineers starting in July 1863. It was completed 8 Apr 1865 and was first occupied by a company of the Eighth California Volunteers, 25 April 1865. The garrison was withdrawn in 1882 and the post placed in the charge of an ordinance sergeant.

In 1897 Fort Stevens underwent a massive re-fortification program to improve coastal defense that resulted in the construction of 8 concrete batteries around the original site. Two other forts, Fort Canby and Fort Columbia, were built on the Washington side of the Columbia River to complete the Harbor Defense System.

Fort Stevens was further modified during World War II and had the distinction of being the only stateside installation attacked by enemy forces since the war of 1812 when a Japanese submarine I25 fired 17 shells close to the fort. The fort did not return the fire and the submarine went on it's way without inflicting any damage.

Forts and Batteries on Fort Stevens
Earthworks Fort - 1863 West Batteries - 1898 Walker Lewis Battery Clark - 1899 Battery Mishler - 1900	Battery Pratt - 1902 Battery Freeman - 1902 Battery Smur - 1902 Battery Russell - 1904 Battery 245 - 1942

Current Status

After World War II Fort Stevens was deactivated and by 1947 all the armament had been removed. Oregon State Parks leased the old fort area in 1975 and continues restoring and interpreting the fort.

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Location: Situated at the mouth of the Columbia River and located nine miles from Astoria in Clatsop County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 46.206953 Long: -123.962688 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: Unknown

Sources:

• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads

Links:

• Fort Stevens State Park
• Friends of Fort Stevens State Park

Visited: 28 Jan 2007, 15 Feb 2006, 27 Aug 2005

Picture Gallery

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  Map of Fort Steven Facilities, photo by J Stanton, Feb 2006
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  Barracks at Fort Stevens, 1954
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  Guardhouse at Fort Stevens, 1954
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  Officer Quarters at Fort Stevens, 1962
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  Batteries Pratt, Lewis and Walker at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  Battery Lewis at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  Battery Walker at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  Battery Pratt at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  Replica of 6-inch Rifle at Battery Pratt, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  Moat Surrounding the Earthworks Fort at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  Inside the Earthworks Fort at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  Battery 245 at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006
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  South Jetty at Fort Stevens, JStanton, Feb 2006