Fort Flagler

Fort Flagler Map

Fort Flagler (1897-1953) - Established in 1897 and named after Brigadier General Daniel Webster Flagler. The fort was closed in 1953.

History of Fort Flagler

Fort Flagler, along with Fort Worden and Fort Casey, guarded the entrance to Puget Sound. These posts, established in the late 1890's, became the first line of a fortification system designed to prevent a hostile fleet from reaching the Bremerton Naval Yard and the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett.

Fort Flagler Batteries

Endicott Period	WWII
Bankhead 8 12" 1902-1942 Wilhelm 8 12" 1898-1942 Rawlins 2 10" 1899-1918 Revere 2 10" 1899-1941 Calwell 4 6" 1904-1918 Grattan 2 6" 1905-1918 Lee 2 5" 1901-1918 Downes 2 3" 1905-1946 Wansboro 2 3" 1906-1946	AMTB Marrowstone 2 90mm 1943-1946

Current Status

The property was purchased as a state park in 1955.

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Location: Maps & Images Lat: 48.09767 Long: -122.69647 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation:

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2. page 184

Links:

• Fort Flagler State Park
• Fort Flagler Photo Gallery
• Fort Flagler Panorama

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