Fort Whitman

Fort Whitman (Washington) was an Endicott Board fortification on Goat Island, Puget Sound, Washington state, just offshore of La Conner,[1] a part of the Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound.[2] It comprised a single 4 gun 6" DC battery, Battery Harrison, and mine control structures. The usual barracks and other support facilities were temporary and built for the duration, excepting a caretaker's quarters. It protected the confined back passage east of Fidalgo Island, Skagit Bay.[3] By World War II, the six-inch DCs were no longer required; the main armament was 37mm AMTB guns.

Except during wartime, the fort remained on caretaking status throughout its existence.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fort Whitman". CDSG.org. Coast Defense Study Group. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Kaufmann, J (Sep 1, 2007). Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present. Da Capo Press, Sep 1, 2007. p. 338.
  3. ↑ Evans-Hatch, Gail; Hatch, D. Michael (2005). Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 243.
  4. ↑ Evans-Hatch, Gail; Hatch, D. Michael (2005). Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 247.

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Coordinates: 48°21′48.8″N 122°32′09.4″W / 48.363556°N 122.535944°W / 48.363556; -122.535944

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