Ft Worden Battery Stoddard
by Tom Cochran
Title
Ft Worden Battery Stoddard
Artist
Tom Cochran
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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Fort Worden overlooks the Strait of Juan de Fuca and and Admiralty Inlet, at the head of Puget Sound. It was one of three forts, the others are Forts Flagler and Casey, that were built to protect Puget Sound. This is the mount for Gun 1 of Battery Stoddard. The concrete structure on the left is the ammunition magazine. The battery mounted four 6" rifles that were removed and send to fight in Europe in both World Wars. Fort Worden was part of the Triangle of Fire Coast Artillery emplacements that protected the entrance to Puget Sound. April, 2021.
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November 25th, 2021
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