Fort Learnard

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.

Fort Learnard World War II Battery (edit list)

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

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Fort Learnard Plan

Current Status

Some remains on Eider Point, Unalaska Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska.

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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: 53.9593176 Long: -166.6108418 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 420'

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

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Learnard

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