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- [The Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-narragansett-bay/): Downloadable reference material on the Narragansett Bay Defenses of the 2027 CDSG Conference NarrBayRCW1.zip: Reports of Completed works NarrBayRCWb.zip: Reports of Completed works NarrBayRCWc.pdf: Reports of Completed works NarrBayRCWd.pdf: Reports of Completed works NarrBay2.zip: Battery construction correspondance files, maps, Engineer notebook NarrBay3.zip: extra photos and reports NarrBay 1936-45 Project plans, Annexes, Supplements (Zip) NarrBay Quartermaster
- [The Harbor Defenses of Portland](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-portland/): 2023 CDSG Conference materials (click links to download zip files of documents) Updated March 22, 2023 All CDSG documents on HD Portland (1.3 GB): Portland-Kennebec.zip Or download by sets: Portland RCWs, Engineer notebooks, Inspection reports Portland Project Plans, Annexes, Supplements Portland Maps Portland Signal Corps Aerial Photos Portland Quartermaster Building Records Portland Battery Construction Correspondance
- [The Harbor Defenses of the Columbia (CDSG)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-the-columbia-cdsg/): FORT STEVENS / Point Adams /1852-(1947) / state park, private / MD, MC / KKKK Clark /8/12″/ M/1899-1942/4 guns to Canby 1918Mishler /2/10″/ DC/ 1897-1941/ ARF, covered for HECP 1941Lewis /2/10″/ DC/ 1897-1920Walker /2/10″/ DC / 1897-1920Russell /2/10″/ DC / 1904-1944Pratt /2/ 6″/ DC/ 1902-1943 / battery being restored with full scale replica of 6
- [The Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound (CDSG)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-puget-sound-cdsg/): FORT WARD / Bean Point / 1903-(1928)1938 / private, metro park / MD, MC / KKK Nash /3/ 8″/ DC/1903-1918/ privateWarner /2/ 5″/ P/1903-1925/ privateThornburgh /4/ 3″/ MP/1903-1920Vinton /2/ 3″/ MP/1903-1920 / lower rooms filled in Middle Point Military Reservation / state park / MD, MC / KK Mitchell/2/ 3″/MP/ 190? NA /across channel from
- [Planned defenses in Trinidad](https://cdsg.org/planned-defenses-in-trinidad/): Fort Read (planned) unnamed/2/12″/CBC/NB/Corozol Pt.unnamed/2/12″/CBC/NB/Chacachara Is.#271/2/ 6″/SBC/NB/Corozal Pt.#272/2/ 6″/SBC/NB/north Monos Is.#273/2/ 6″/SBC/NB/south Monos Is.#274/2/ 6″/SBC/NB/Chacachara Is.#275/2/ 6″/SBC/NB/Green HillAMTBs/8/90 mm/F/NB? various locations/24/155 mm/armed & manned print
- [The Harbor Defenses of Vieques Sound, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (Roosevelt Roads)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-vieques-sound-puerto-rico-virgin-islands-roosevelt-roads/): FORT CHARLES W. BUNDY /Ex-U.S. Naval Station, Puerto Rico, private, government #152/2/16″/CBC/NB/Punta Mata Redonda #155/2/16″/CBC/NB/Punta Yeguan #406/2/ 8″/BCLRN/NC?-1948/Punta Mata Redonda, magazine not built #265/2/ 6″/SBC/WWII/Isla Pineros #268/2 / 6″/SBC/WWII/Punta Lima, now a prision #311/2/ 6″ /SBC/NB/Cabo San Juan AMTB/2/90 mm/F/WWII/Punta Algodones, HECP-HDCP AMTB/4/90 mm/F/NB? unnamed/2/155 mm/ Punta Yeguan Vieques Island Sites (planned) #153/2/16″/CBC/NB/Mt. Pirata #154/2/16″/CBC/NB/Cerro
- [Defenses in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba](https://cdsg.org/defenses-in-guantanamo-bay-cuba/): U.S. Naval Station /never armed by Army / ? unnamed/4/ 6″/DC/191?-NA/Conde’ Bluff Reservation Taft-era, carriages only unnamed/4/ 3″/P/ NA/Cuzco Hill Reservation print
- [Defenses in Jamaica (planned)](https://cdsg.org/defenses-in-jamaica-planned/): Portland Bight, Heathshire #285/2/ 6″/SBC/NB/battery location moved to Vieques Is. print
- [Defenses in Newfoundland, Canada](https://cdsg.org/defenses-in-newfoundland-canada/): FORT McANDREW /Argentia /to Canada 1995, commercial development /KK #281/2/ 6″/SBC/WWII/Argentia North, guns to Ft. Columbia 1993 #282/2/ 6″/SBC/WWII/Still Emplaced, Hill 195 unnamed/2/ 6″/NP// unnamed/2/ 6″ /NP//Latine Point unnamed/2/155 mm/PM unnamed/2/155 mm/PM// Harmon Field, Stephenville unnamed/2/ 3″/P//Isaac Point, later relocated unnamed/2/3″/P// North tip of airport from Issac Point? AMTB/2/90 mm/F//Roche Pt., covered AMTB/2/90 mm/F//Ship Harbor
- [The Harbor Defenses of Dutch Harbor, Alaska](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-dutch-harbor-alaska/): FORT LEARNARD /Eider Point, Unalaska / Unalaska Corp./KK #298/2/ 6″/SBC/1944-1950?/2 shields (no carr.) remain at site AMTB 3a/2/90 mm/F/WWII FORT SCHWATKA /Ulakta Head, Amaknak Is. /Unalaska Corp. /KK #402/2/ 8″/BCLRN/1944-1950? #299/2/ 6″/SBC/NB AMTB/2/90 mm/F/WWII/Amaknak Point Mt. Ballyhoo/4/155 mm/PM/ FORT BRUMBACK /Summer Bay /KK Summer Bay/4/155 mm/PM Hill 400/4/155 mm/PM//Amaknak Is., Fort Mears Dutch Harbor, AK
- [The Harbor Defenses of Kodiak, Alaska](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-kodiak-alaska/): FORT J.H. SMITH / St. Peters Head, Chiniak / Lesnoi Corp. / KK #403/ 2 / 8″/ BCLRN / 1944-1950? / 1 gun tube at Buskin River Inn near airport #295 / 2 / 6″/ SBC / NB Chiniak / 4 / 155 mm/ PM / FORT TIDBALL / Castle Bluffs, Long Island /Lesnoi Corp
- [The Harbor Defenses of Seward, Alaska](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-seward-alaska/): FORT McGILVRAY / Caine’s Head /state recreation area /KK #293/2/ 6″/SBC/NC/99% complete AMTB/2/90 mm/F/WWII/Lowell Point Rocky Point/4/155 mm/PM FORT BULKLEY /Rugged Is /State of Alaska /KK /#294/2/ 6″/SBC/NC/90% complete Seward, AK 1945 annex exhibit maps PDF (1.1 MB) 11 pages $0.55 print
- [The Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-sitka-alaska/): FORT BABCOCK / Shoals Point, Kruzof Is. / Tongass Natl. Forest / KK BCN 290 / 2 / 6″ / SBC / NC / 88% complete unnamed / 2/ 6″ / NP FORT PEIRCE / Biorka Is. / FAA and USCG / KK BCN 291 / 2 / 6″ / SBC / NC / 98%
- [The Harbor Defenses of Balboa, Panama (Panama Canal Zone, Pacific Side)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-balboa-panama-panama-canal-zone-pacific-side/): FORT KOBBE (ex-Ft. Bruja)/ Bruja Point /Howard AFB to Panama 1999/ KK Murray/2/16″ /BCLRN/1926-1948/Bruja Pt., casemated-WWII Haan/2/16″ /BCLRN/1926-1948/Batele Pt., not casemated, empl. buried AMTB #6/4/90 mm/F/1943-1948 Z (3A) FORT AMADOR / Balboa / to Panama, 1997; commercial development /K Birney/2/ 6″/DC/1913-1943/buried Smith/2/ 6″/DC/1913-1943/buried FORT GRANT /Balboa /to Panama, 1979 private development /MD, MC /KK Newton/1/16″/DC/1914-1943/Perico
- [The Harbor Defenses of Cristobal, Panama (Panama Canal Zone, Atlantic side )](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-cristobal-panama-panama-canal-zone-atlantic-side/): FORT RANDOLPH / Margarita Island / 1911 to Panama, 1979; commercial development / KK Webb /2/14″/ DC /1912-1948 #1/2/14″/ RY / 1928-1948 / 2 guns for Panama, 4 empl. (#1 & #8) 1 empl. destroyed Tidball /4/12″ / M /1912-1943 Zalinski /4/12″/ M /1912-1943 Weed /2/ 6″/ DC /1912-1946 X(4A) /4/155 mm / PM /1940
- [The Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, the Philippines](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-manila-and-subic-bays-the-philippines/): FORT MILLS / Corregidor Island / Philippine National Monument / 2-MD, MC /KKKKK Hearn/1/12″/BCLR/1921/Still Emplaced + spare barrel Smith/1/12″/BCLR/1921/Still Emplaced Way/4/12″/M/1910/Still Emplaced Geary/8/12″/M/1910/part. dest., 6 guns Still Emplaced Cheney/2/12″/DC/1910/Still Emplaced barrels dism Wheeler/2/12″/DC/1910/1 Gun Still Emplaced, + spare Crockett/2/12″/DC/1910/Still Emplaced, (barrels dism) + spare Grubbs/2/10″/DC/1911/Still Emplaced + spare barrel RJ 43/1/ 8″/BC/1942/gun barrel at wharf
- [The Harbor Defenses of Kaneohe Bay and the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-kaneohe-bay-and-the-north-shore-of-oahu-hawaii/): FORT HASE/ Mokapu Point / 1942 / Marine Corps Base, Hawaii /KK Pennsylvania 3 14″ NT 1945-1948 Ulupau Head, from USS ArizonaDemerritt (#405) 2 8″ BCLRN 1944-1948 Puu Papaa, tunneled into rockSylvester 4 8″ RY 1942-1944 RY guns on specially built tracks, later dismountedFrench (#301) 2 6″ SBC 1944-194? Pyramid RockAMTB 2 90 mm F
- [The Harbor Defenses of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-pearl-harbor-hawaii/): FORT BARRETTE / Kapolei /1934- / city / county park / KKK Hatch / 2/-16″/ BCLRN / 1934-1948 / casemated-WWII FORT WEAVER / Puuloa / 1899 (1922) / Navy Housing / K Williston / 2-16″/ BCLRA / 1924-1948/ ARF, destroyed AMTB No. 1 / 2-90 mm/ F / 1943-1945 Weaver / 4-155 mm / PM
- [The Harbor Defenses of Honolulu, Hawaii](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-honolulu-hawaii/): FORT RUGER/ Diamond Head/ 1906-now/ Natl. Guard , State Civil Def., State Dept. Land & Nat. Res. / KK Harlow/ 8-12″/M /1910-1943 Birkhimer/ 4-12″ /M /1916-1943/ rebuilt, site modified Granger Adams/ 2-8″/ BC/ 1935-1946/ Black Pt., destroyed #407/ 2-8″/ BCLRN/ 1942 NA/ tunneled into rock S.C. Mills/ 2-5″ /BP/ 1916-1925/ Black Pt., guns from Mott,
- [The Harbor Defenses of Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor (temporary)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-willapa-bay-and-grays-harbor-temporary/): North Cove, Shoalwater Indian Reservation (Willapa Bay) /K unnamed/4/12″/M/1919-1919 unnamed/2/ 6″/P/1919-1932/guns from Ft. Stevens, later moved to Ft. Worden, covered unnamed/2/155 mm/PM//one remains Westport , private /K unnamed/4/12″/M/1919/covered #1/4/12″/RM/1942/at Pt. Brown #2/2/ 6″/NP/1942-1944/one empl remains unnamed/4/ 6″/NP/1942-/at Point Brown, one empl. remains unnamed/2/ 5″/BP/1919-1919/guns from Lee, Ft. Flagler, one empl. remains North/2/155 mm/PM/1942/ destroyed South/2/155
- [The Harbor Defenses of San Francisco (CDSG)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-san-francisco-cdsg/): Milagra Ridge Military Reservation / Pacifica / Golden Gate National Recreation Area / KK #130 /2 /16″/ CBC / NB#244 / 2/ 6″/ SBC /1948-1950 / armed post war, guns from Ft. Columbia FORT FUNSTON / Lake Merced /1917-1975 / Golden Gate National Recreation Area/KK Davis /2/16″/ CBC /1939-1948/ prototypeHowe /4/12″/ M /1919-1945/ guns from
- [The Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles (CDSG)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-los-angeles-cdsg/): Bolsa Chica Military Reservation / north of Huntington Beach / private, state reserve /K #128/2-16″ / CBC/1944 NC / destroyedHarrison (#242) /2- 6″/ SBC /1944-1948/ destroyedunnamed /2-155 mm / PM /1942 / FORT MacARTHUR (Upper & Lower ) /San Pedro/ 1885-1975/ Air Force housing, city park /(M)/ KKKK Osgood/1/14″ / DC/1917-1944 / gun remodeled 1923,
- [The Harbor Defenses of San Diego (CDSG)](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-san-diego-cdsg/): FORT EMORY /Coronado Heights /Former Navy radio facility, currently used for training / KK #134/2/16″/ CBC /1944 NC /unofficially named GatchellGrant (#239) /2 / 6″/ SBC/ 1943-1946/Imperial / 4/ 155 mm/ PMAMTB Cortez / 2/ 90 mm / F /1943-1946 / Coronodo Beach MR, Silver Strand, destroyed FORT PIO PICO /North Island /1906-1919 (to Navy
- [The Harbor Defenses of Galveston](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-galveston/): FORT TRAVIS /Bolivar Point (-1947) / county park /KK Kimble/2/12″/BCLR/1922-1943/guns to Moultrie Davis/2/ 8″/DC/1900-1918/deteriorating #236/2/ 6″/SBC/ 194? NA Ernst/3/ 3″/MP/1900-1946/converted to 3-in P FORT SAN JACINTO / Fort Point / (-1947) / Corps of Eng. prop /MD, MC /K Mercer/8/12″/M/1898-1943/ partially buried in mud Heileman/2/10″/DC/1899-1943/ 1 gun ARF, destroyed #235/2/ 6″/SBC/1944-1946/ partially buried Hogan/2/ 4.7″/A/1898-1917/
- [The Harbor Defenses of the Mississippi](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-the-mississippi/): Documents for the New Orleans CDSG Conference in 2020 CDSG Documents for the Modern-era defenses of the Mississippi river (RCBs, RCWs, maps, Quartermaster building records, battery construction correspondence files, Engineer notebook) zip file 154 MB, click link to download zip file. FORT ST. PHILIP / north bank / 1843-(1928) 1943 / private /MD, MC /
- [The Harbor Defenses of Mobile](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-mobile/): FORT MORGAN /Mobile Point / 1833-(1928) /state park /MD, MC /KKKK Dearborn/8/12″/M/1901-1928 Duportail/2/12″/DC/1900-1928 Test/1/10″/DC/1916-1918/mostly buried Bowyer/4/ 8″/DC/1898-1918// Thomas/2/4.7″/A/1899-1918 Schenck/2/ 3″/MP/1900-1923 &/1/ 3″/P/1900-1923 unnamed/2/155 mm/PM/1942-1944/1 covered FORT GAINES /Dauphin Island / 1821-(1928) / county park /KKK unnamed/2/ 8″/Rod/1898-1899/covered by Stanton #1 Stanton/3/ 6″/DC/1901-1928 Terrett/3/ 3″/MP/1901-1923 Other Temp sites /? unnamed/2/155 mm/PM/ Pascagoula, MS Mobile Bay, AL:
- [The Harbor Defenses of Pensacola](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-pensacola/): FORT PICKENS /Santa Rosa Island /1845-(1947)/ Gulf Islands National Seashore / MD, MC /KKKK Langdon/2/12″/BCLR/1923-1947/casemated-WWII Worth/8/12″/M/1899-1942/4 guns removed 1918, HECP-HDCP 1943 Pensacola/2/12″/DC/1899-1935 Cullum/2/10″/DC/1898-1918/ modified for 2 – 3″ from Trueman 1942 Sevier/2/10″/DC/1898-1934 Cooper/2/ 6″/DC/1906-1917/1 gun repl. 1976, (from West Point) SE #234/2/ 6″/SBC/ 194? NA /2 guns repl. 1976 (from Ft. J. Custis) SE Van
- [The Harbor Defenses of Tampa Bay](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-tampa-bay/): Documentation for the 2024 CDSG Special Tour: RCWs, RCBs, Inspection reports, Battery Construction correspondance, enginerr notebook, maps, a history of the Tampa Bay defenses, all in a zip file. Click the link to download and save to your computer. Tampa zip file FORT DADE / Egmont Key / 1899-(1928)/ state park (1989) / MD, MC
- [The Harbor Defenses of Key West](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-key-west/): Historic documentation for the 2024 CDSG Conference: RCWs, RCBs, maps, aerial photos, inspection reports, battery construction correspondance, quartermaster building records, engineer notebook, harbor defense project reports, history of the Key West harbor defenses Key West set 1 zip file Key West set 2 zip file FORT TAYLOR /Key West / 1846-(1947) / state park, Naval
- [The Harbor Defenses of Savannah](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-savannah-post/): Documents for the Charleston CDSG Conference in 2021 CDSG Documents for the Modern-era defenses of Savannah, Georgia and St. John’s River, Florida (RCBs, RCWs, maps, Quartermaster building records, battery construction correspondence files, Engineer notebook, aerial photos) zip file 537 MB, click link to download zip file. FORT SCREVEN / Tybee Island /1897-(1928) /private /MD, MC
- [The Harbor Defenses of Port Royal Sound](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-port-royal-sound/): Documents for the Charleston CDSG Conference in 2021 CDSG Documents for the Modern-era defenses of Port Royal Sound, South Carolina (RCBs, RCWs, maps, Quartermaster building records, battery construction correspondence files, Engineer notebook) zip file 32 MB, click link to download zip file. FORT FREMONT /St. Helena (now Oak?) Island / (-1928) / private/KK Jesup/3/10″/DC/1899-1914 Fornance/2/4.7″/A/1899-1913/built
- [The Harbor Defenses of Charleston](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-charleston/): Documents for the Charleston CDSG Conference in 2021 CDSG Documents for the Modern-era defenses of Charleston, South Carolina (RCBs, RCWs, maps, Quartermaster building records, battery construction correspondence files, Engineer notebook, aerial photos) zip file 881 MB, click link to download zip file. Marshall Military Reservation/ Sullivan’s Island/ (-1947) /private /KK #520/ 2-12″/ CBC/ 1944-1947/ guns
- [The Harbor Defenses of Cape Fear River](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-cape-fear-river/): FORT CASWELL /Oak Island/ (-1928?)/ church camp/ MD, MC/ KKKKK Bagley/ 8-12″/ M/ 1903-1925/ 1 gun replaced 1912 Caswell/ 2-12″/ BC/ 1899-1925/ modified for swimming pool Swift/ 4-8″/ DC/ 1898-1920/ 2 guns removed 1917 New Madison/ 2-6″/ DC/ 1905-1917 McDonough/ 1-5″/ BP/ 1902-1905/ guns to Shipp Shipp/ 2-5″/ BP/ 1901-1919/ originally 1 emplacement Madison/ 1-4.7″/
- [The Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-chesapeake-bay/): Chesapeake Bay Virginia CDSG 2018 Conference Documents for downloading. These are large files, either zip files or PDFs. Click the links to download and be sure to save them to your computer! 1921 Maps PDF (428K) 10 pages CB Maps (zip file 6.6 MB) CB Projects/Annexes/Supplements 1930-1946 (zip file 100 MB) CB Aerial Photographs Signal
- [The Harbor Defenses of the Potomac](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-the-potomac/): FORT WASHINGTON/ east bank, MD/ 1814-(1928) 1947/ Capital National Park Area/ MD, MC/ KKK Meigs/8/12″/M/1902-1914 Decatur/2/10″/DC/1899-1918 Emory/2/10″/DC/1898-1929 Humphreys/2/10″/DC /1899-1929 Water/1/10″/BC/1898-1898 Wilkin/2/6″/DC/1902-1928 White/2/4″/P/1899-1921 Smith/2/3″/MP/1903-1920 Many/2/3″/P/1905-1928 FORT HUNT west bank, VA 1899-(1928)1933 Capital National Park Area KK Mount Vernon/3/8″/DC/1898-1917 Porter/1/5″/BP/1901-1917 Robinson/1/5″/BP/1901-1917 Sater/3/3″/MP/1904-1920 Potomac River, MD & VA: 1921 Maps PDF (293K) 9 pages $0.45 More info print
- [The Harbor Defenses of Baltimore](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-baltimore/): FORT HOWARD/ North Point/ 1900-(1928)/VA hospital, county park/ MD, MC/ KKKK Key /8/12″/M/1900-1927/ Stricker/2/12″/DC/1899-1918 Nicholson/2/6″/DC/1900-1927 Harris/2/5″/BP/1900-1917 Clagett/2/3″/MP/1901-1920 Lazear/2/3″/MP/1900-1920/destroyed FORT CARROLL/ Soller’s Point Flats/1848-(1928)/ private/ KK Towson/2/12″/BC/1900-1918/ Heart/2/5″ /BP/1900-1917 Augustin/2/3″/MP/1900-1920 FORT ARMISTEAD/ Hawkins Point/ 1896-(1928) /city park /MC/ KK Winchester/1/12″/DC/1900-1918 McFarland/3/8″/DC/1900-1917 Irons/2/4.7″/A/1900-1913 Mudge/2/3″/MP/1901-1920/partially destroyed FORT SMALLWOOD/ Rock Point/ 1890-(1928)/ city park/ K Hartshorne/2/6″/DC/1900-1927 Sykes/2/3″/P/1905-1927/destroyed Baltimore, MD:
- [The Harbor Defenses of the Delaware](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-the-delaware/): FORT MOTT/ Finns Point, N.J./ 1900/ state park/ KKK Arnold/3/12″/DC/1899-1943 Harker/3/10″/DC/1899-1941 /guns and carr to Canada, guns still at location in Canada Gregg/2/5″/P/1901-1910 Krayenbuhl/2/5″ /BP/1900-1918 Edwards/2/3″/CM/1902-1920 FORT DELAWARE/ Pea Patch Island/ 1847/ state park /MC/ KKK Torbert/3/12″/DC/1901-194?/guns to Battery Reed, Puerto Rico Dodd/2/4.7″/A/1899-1918/ Hentig/2/3″/P/1901-1942 Alburtis/2/3″/MP/1901-1920 Allen/2/3″/MP/1901-1920 FORT DuPONT/ Delaware City, Del. /1896 /assorted public agencies,
- [The Harbor Defenses of Southern New York](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-southern-new-york/): FORT TILDEN/ Rockaway/ 1926-1945/Gateway National Recreation Area/ KKK Harris/ 2-16″/BCLRA/ 1924-1948/ casemated WWII Unnamed/ 4-12″/ M/ 1917-1919/at NAS Rockaway Kessler (West)/ 2-6″/ P/ 1917-1947/ from Kinney, Slocum, rebuilt 1941-42 #220/ 2-6″/ P/ 1942-1946/ part. buried, NA? Ferguson (East)/ 2-6″/ P/ 1917-1942/ from Burke, Hamilton, b uried FORT HAMILTON/ East Narrows, Brooklyn/ 1831/ Army Post/ X(has
- [The Harbor Defenses of Eastern New York](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-eastern-new-york/): FORT SLOCUM/ Davids Island/ 1863-(1928)/ city property/ K Haskin / 8-12″ / M /1897-1919 Overton /8-12″/M /1897-1919/ Pit A destroyed “Practice” / 2-8″/ Rod/ 1896-1899/ partially buried Kinney/ 2-6″/ P/ 1904-1917/ destroyed, guns to Tilden Fraser/ 2-5″/ P/ 1901-1917/ destroyed FORT SCHUYLER/ Throg’s Neck/ 1833-(1928)/ New York State Maritime Acadamy/ MC/ K Gansevoort/ 2-12″/ DC/
- [The Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-long-island-sound/): FORT MANSFIELD/ Napatree Point, R.I./ 1900 / state park/ KK #114/ 2- 16″/ CBC/ NB/ near Watch Hill, original site at Ft. TerryWooster/ 2- 8″/ DC/ 1901-1917Crawford/ 2- 5″/ BP /1901-1917Connell/ 2- 5″/ P/ 1901-1917/ mostly destroyed, in surf other Connecticut sites X AMTB 915/ 2- 90 mm/ F/ 1943-1946/ Pine Island, state landAMTB 914/
- [The Harbor Defenses of New Bedford](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-new-bedford/): Historic documentation for the 2025 CDSG Conference: RCWs, RCBs, maps, aerial photos, inspection reports, battery construction correspondence, quartermaster building records, engineer notebook, harbor defense project reports, and other material. New Bedford Document Files FORT RODMAN/ Clarke Point/ 1840-(1947)/ waste water treatment plant/ city park /MD, MC/ KKK Milliken/ 2- 12″/ BCLR/ 1924-1946/ casemated-WWII Walcott/ 1-
- [The Harbor Defenses of Boston](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-boston/): Historic documentation for the 2025 CDSG Conference — Download zip file sets by clicking links below. Boston RCWs: Set 1 = = = Set 2 === Set 3 Boston Other Documents: Maps, Battery correspondence files, Engineer notebook, and other files Boston: QM building records Boston Aerial photos: Set 1 = = Set 2 Boston: HD
- [The Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-portsmouth/): FORT FOSTER /Gerrish Island /1900 /city park /KK Bohlen /3- 10″ /DC /1901-1943 /partially buriedChapin /2- 3″ /P /1904-1943 / sod and sand cover removed #205 /2 -6″ /SBC /1944 /NC AMTB 952 /2- 90 mm /F /1943-1946 / one block remains in floor of shelter FORT CONSTITUTION /Newcastle Is. /1798 /park & USCG /MD,
- [The Harbor Defenses of the Kennebec River](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-the-kennebec-river/): FORT BALDWIN /Sabino Head /1905 – 1928 /state park /MC (improvised) unnamed / 1-8″ / Rod / 1899-1910 / at Fort Popham Hardman / 1-6″ / DC / 1908-1917 Hawley / 2-6″ / P / 1908-1924 / mod. for 155 mm gun empl, WWII Cogan / 2-3″ / P / 1908-1924 unnamed / 4-155 mm
- [McGovern Publications Offerings - Updated August 2023](https://cdsg.org/redoubt-press-offerings/): Contact Terry McGovern at tcmgovern@att.net for pricing and ordering information Pacific Fortress, A History of the Seacoast Defenses of Hawaii is a revealing historical account of the U.S. Army’s coastal defenses of Oahu. This work provides a thorough account of both the seacoast and anti-aircraft branches of the Coast Artillery Corps in this important American
- [Other PDF files available:](https://cdsg.org/pdf-files-available-on-line-from/): U.S. Army Military History Institute (http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usamhi/DL) Several Army documents have been scanned and placed on line as downloadable PDF files.For example: Survey of Japanese Seacoast Artillery, 1946 by GHQ USAFPAC, Seacoast Artillery Board 160pp. This report by a board of coast artillery officers at the end of the war focuses primarily on the seacoast defenses
- [The CDSG Documents Collection](https://cdsg.org/the-cdsg-documents-dvd/): You can get the entire collection or request specific titles: Please contact Mark Berhow (berhowma@comcast.net) for details A PDF file listing all the files available in the CDSG documents collection can be downloaded here. Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers (ARCE) 1866-1922: Extracts related to fortification construction At the conclusion of each fiscal year,
- [Documents Specific to Each Harbor Defense Part 2](https://cdsg.org/annexessupplements-to-the-harbor-defense-projects/): The CDSG Harbor Defense Documents listing continued ... Harbor Defense Project Plans: Annexes & Supplements In the National Archives Record Group 407, Records of the Adjutant Generals Office, 1917-, Entry 366, are filed the various Harbor Defense Projects of the 1930s & 1940s. A Harbor Defense Project was a written document which described all existing
- [Summary of Documents Arranged by Harbor Defense](https://cdsg.org/documents-arranged-by-harbor-defense/): PRICING: We provide this as a service to our members and interested researchers. We are charging $50 for the larger and/or combined harbor defenses, $10 for the smaller Harbor Defenses. Delivery by download or USB drives by post are available. SPECIAL OFFER: We are offering the entire Harbor Defense Document collection for $250.00 Inquiries can
- [Defenses in Bermuda](https://cdsg.org/defenses-in-bermuda/): Bermuda unnamed/2/8″/RY//Fort Victoria, Scaur Hill#283/2/ 6″/SBC/WWII/Stone (Tudor) Hill, Southhampton Parish#284/2/ 6″/SBC/WWII/Fort Victoria, St. Georges Is. coveredAMTB/4/90 mm/F//Fort Victoria print
- [Other Alaskan positions](https://cdsg.org/other-alaskan-positions-k/): /2/ 6″/NP//Cold Bay, Mortensen Pt. /2/ 6″/NP//Chernofski /2/ 6″/NP//Umnak, Sheep Pt. /1/ 6″/NP//George Is. /2/ 6″/NP//Yakutat, Point Carrew /2/ 6″/NP//Nome /2/ 6″/NP//Annette Is. /2/ 6″/NP//Adak Is. /2/ 6″/NP//Shemya Is. /2/ 6″/NP//Popof Is., Sand Point /4/155 mm/PM//Cold Bay, Mortensen Pt. /2/155 mm/PM//Umnak, Umnak Pass /7/155 mm/PM//Umnak? /4/155 mm/PM//Yakutat, Point Carrew /4/155 mm/PM//Annette Is. /?/155 mm/PM//Adak Is.
- [PDF documents available from other sources:](https://cdsg.org/pdf-documents-available-from-other-sources/): HISTORY OF THE 700 AND 800 SERIES CANTONMENT CONSTRUCTION CD ROM: WW 2 and the U.S. ARMY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM: A History of the 700 and 800 Series Cantonment Construction including Historic American Building Survey documentation for Camp Edwards,MA and Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. 552 pages, 82 illustrations, 152 pages of building drawings. This is a history
- [Special Historic Philippine Coast Artillery Photo Collection Offer](https://cdsg.org/special-historic-philippine-coast-artillery-photo-collection-offer/): This is a selection of 200 quality scanned photos from the collection of Coast Artillery officer Riley E. McGarraugh. This officer served two duty assignments in the Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay. He took hundreds of photos of the defense. This is a selection of some of the best. These are mostly gun battery views,
- [CDSG Fund and CDSG Press Offers](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-fund-and-cdsg-press-offers/): Donate a Copy of the First Edition of American Seacoast Defenses and Historic Fortification Preservation Handbook The CDSG Fund and CDSG Press is pleased to announce a joint plan to encourage our members to recommend owners and their staffs that deal with the “care and feeding” of former U.S. coast defense sites that would benefit
- [Documents Specific to each Harbor Defense Part 1](https://cdsg.org/documents-specific-to-each-harbor-defense/): A collection of historical information on the harbor defense structures: batteries, fire control, mine support, searchlights, etc., built at the various harbor locations. PDF listing of all Harbor Defense Document files Reports of Completed Works (RCWs) Reports of completed batteries (RCBs) and reports of completed works (RCWs) were forms used by the Corps of Engineers
- [The Harbor Defenses of San Juan, Puerto Rico](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-san-juan-puerto-rico/): FORT MASCARO / Punta Salinas / National Guard / kk Buckey (#261) / 2 / 6″ / SBC / WWII / Punta Salinas Pence (#262) / 2 / 6″ / SBC / WWII / East Salinas Island FORT AMEZQUITA / Las Cabras Is. / San Juan park / KK Reed / 2 / 12″ /
- [Temporary Harbor Defenses of Beaufort, NC](https://cdsg.org/temporary-harbor-defenses-of-beaufort-nc/): Unnamed/ 2-6″/ NP/ 1942-1945/ near Fort Macon, buried Lookout/ 2-5″/ NP/ 1942-1945/ Cape Lookout ­in surf print
- [Oahu howitzer positions manned by field artillery units](https://cdsg.org/oahu-howitzer-positions-manned-by-field-artillery-units/): Kalihi/ 2-240 mm/ H/ 1941-1944 / Kalihi, atop Koalau Range “Quadropod”/ 2-240 mm/ H/ 1941-1944/ Paalaa unnamed/ 2-240 mm/ H/ 1941-1944/ Kole Kole Pass unnamed/ 2-240 mm/ H/ 1941-1944/ Kunia print
- [Other locations- other islands](https://cdsg.org/other-locations-other-islands/): unnamed/ 2-7″/ NCM/ 1942/ Ahukini, Kauai Is. unnamedv2-7″/ NCM/ 1942/ Monument, Kauai Is. print
- [May 3 – 7, 2017](https://cdsg.org/may-3-7-2017/): Council on America’s Military Past Annual Conference Vancouver, WA Mark Magnussen, mark_magnussen@hotmail.com
- [May 2-10, 2017](https://cdsg.org/may-2-10-2017/): Fortress Study Group Overseas Tour Malta Alistar Graham Kerr, psgeditor@hotmail.com
- [May 25 – 28, 2017](https://cdsg.org/may-25-28-2017/): Association Vauban Annual Congress Barcelonnette, France Marie Pierdait Fillie, marie.pierdatfille@laposte.net
- [September 1-3, 2017](https://cdsg.org/september-1-3-2017/): Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Festung Annual Conference Ingolstadt – Germany Andrea Theissen, anja.reichert@uni-trier.de
- [September 2-6, 2017](https://cdsg.org/september-2-6-2017/): Fortress Study Group Annual Conference Alderney, Channel Islands Alistar Graham Kerr, psgeditor@hotmail.com
- [September 2017](https://cdsg.org/september-2017-2/): ICOFORT Annual Conference Northern Norway Milagros Flores, milagrosflores44@aol.com
- [October 2017](https://cdsg.org/october-2017/): International Fortress Council Annual Meeting Julich, Germany Kees Neisingh, secretariat@internationalfortresscouncil.com
- [September, 2017](https://cdsg.org/september-2017/): Association Vauban Tour Rhine River, Germany Marie Pierdait Fillie, marie.pierdatfille@laposte.net
- [American Seacoast Defenses a Reference Guide, 3rd Edition](https://cdsg.org/american-seacoast-defenses-a-reference-guide-3rd-edition/): The third edition of American Seacoast Defenses, a Reference Guide (ASD3) is now available as BOTH hard cover print edition and an electronic PDF document. The third edition features updated and enhanced photographs throughout the book, with an extensive revision of the uniforms and insignia sections. The electronic version makes it great for searching and
- [Guardian of the Sound](https://cdsg.org/guardian-of-the-sound/): Guardian of the Sound: A Pictorial History of Fort H.G. Wright Fishers Island, New York by Pierce Rafferty and John Wilton. The above web site has PDF files of some of the text and a few examples of the excellent collection of pictures in this book, plus ordering information. U.S. $50.00 plus $5.00 shipping and
- [HISTORY OF THE 700 AND 800 SERIES CANTONMENT CONSTRUCTION CD ROM:](https://cdsg.org/history-of-the-700-and-800-series-cantonment-construction-cd-rom/): WW 2 and the U.S. ARMY MOBILIZATION PROGRAM: A History of the 700 and 800 Series Cantonment Construction including Historic American Building Survey documentation for Camp Edwards,MA and Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. 552 pages, 82 illustrations, 152 pages of building drawings. This is a history of the World War Two Temporary Buildings built by the Quartermaster
- [Other AMTB sites](https://cdsg.org/other-amtb-sites/): AMTBs /16/90 mm/F/NB?/ Iceland AMTBs/4/90 mm/F/NB? /Greenland print

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- [Contents CDSG Publications 1992-2025](https://cdsg.org/contents-cdsg-publications-1992-2016/): Contents CDSG Publications 1992-2026 The CDSG currently publishes two periodicals, the CD Journal and the CDSG Newsletter. Original articles and source documents on aspects of military coastal or harbor defenses are published in the Journal; the Newsletter has organizational news and business, and items of a more timely nature. The Coast Defense Study Group News
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- [CDSG CALENDAR AND EVENTS](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-calendar-and-events/): print EVENTS CDSG Conferences, Tours and Events (updated 7/24/26) Code of Conduct addendum is now part of the updated CDSG ByLaws and Articles of Incorporation on CDSG download page: Downloads 2027 CDSG Conference Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, April 27-May 2, Chris Zeeman, Chair 2028 CDSG Conference San Francisco, California, Mark Berhow, Chair 2028 CDSG Special Tour
- [ABOUT](https://cdsg.org/about/): Discover how the CDSG mission advances education, research, documentation and preservation of American seacoast defenses. Explore our work.
- [MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION & RENEWAL](https://cdsg.org/membership-registration/): print MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION & RENEWAL Membership is open to any person or organization interested in the study or history of the coast defenses and fortifications. As a member, you can attend the annual conference and special tours and receive the CDSG’s quarterly journal and newsletter. Current members can also renew their membership online below. You
- [CDSG Gear](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-gear/): print CDSG Gear Download a CDSG sales sheet to order by mail. The CDSG is pleased to offer custom-made hats, T-shirts, and patches to our membership. Wearing these hats, T-shirts and patches are a great way to make other aware of the CDSG and its goals. It is also an excellent way to promote new membership
- [CDSG Press](https://cdsg.org/the-coast-defense-study-group-press/): print CDSG Press Download a CDSG Press sales sheet to order by mail. This is an all-volunteer operation provided as a service to our members and other interested parties. Credit card orders are accepted on CDSG Shop webpage- cdsg.org/shop . For mail orders, please send check or money order in U.S. currency. Please note clearly
- [PROJECTS & WEBSITE](https://cdsg.org/projects-website/): print Projects & Websites CDSG projects that started out in this committee Projects and Website Committee is tasked with handling evaluating and managing new projects for the CDSG Board as well as maintaining (webmaster) for the CDSG.ORG and FORTWIKI.COM websites. The committee’s mission is to: Forward project proposals to the Board of Directors with recommendations.
- [PRESERVATION & INTERPRETATION](https://cdsg.org/preservation-interpretation/): print Preservation & Interpretation Battery Gunnison’s 6-inch gun with AGFA gun crew Preservation Alert!! Crisis at Fort Wool Virginia. See the CDSG Save Fort Wool webpage for details: https://cdsg.org/savefortwool/ The Preservation and Interpretation Committee is charged with focusing CDSG’s efforts in preservation and assisting other organizations in preserving and interpretation important coast defense sites
- [CDSG FUND](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-fund/): print THE CDSG FUND . Download a printer-friendly version of this page. The CDSG Fund raises funds for preservation and interpretation of American seacoast defenses. The CDSG Fund is seeking donations for projects supporting the organization’s goals: Educational study of coast defenses Technical research and documentation of coast defenses Preservation of coast defense sites, equipment
- [ORGANIZATION](https://cdsg.org/organization/): print Leadership & Volunteers of the CDSG CDSG Leadership The CDSG is governed by a three-person board of directors, who meet by conference call each quarter. Each director serves a three-year term, with one new director elected each year. The current 2025-2026 Board members are Ned Libby, Paul Prentiss and Andy Grant. Volunteer members perform
- [CDSG EPRESS](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-epress/): print HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS . The CDSG Digital Library PDF List of all Harbor Defense Document files. PDF List of all CDSG documents. The CDSG has digitized an extensive set of historic manuals, reports, records and documents on the harbor defenses of the United States Army. The documents have been broken down to a general collection
- [SHORT HISTORY](https://cdsg.org/short-history/): print A SHORT HISTORY Harbor Defenses of the United States of America Fort Delaware State Park, Delaware City, DE It has been a basic military policy of most nations to secure their borders against possible attack through the construction of defensive fortifications. Except for an attack from Canada or Mexico, all American adversaries would have
- [CDSG JOURNAL INDEX](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-journal-index/): print The COAST DEFENSE JOURNAL . The CDSG publishes two periodicals, the Coast Defense Journal and the CDSG Newsletter. Original articles and source documents on aspects of military coastal or harbor defenses are published in the Journal; the Newsletter has organizational news and business, and items of a more timely nature. Past issues in electronic
- [The CDSG Annual Conference Photos](https://cdsg.org/the-cdsg-annual-conference-photos/): print The CDSG Annual Conference Photos We have traditionally taken a group photo at each of our “St. Babs Conferences” (short for Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerists). Here they are! St. Babs I to X (1978-1991) The CDSG Annual Conference Photos 1978-1992 St. Babs VII, Galveston, 1989 at Fort Travis St Babs
- [Camp Hayden](https://cdsg.org/camp-hayden/): print Camp Hayden Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Striped Peak, WA Years active military: 1940-1947 Named for: Brig. Gen. John L. Hayden, U.S. Army (G.O. 31, 17 Apr. 1944) Picnic area and Striped Peak 2010 Current Status: Current name of site: Salt Creek Recreation Area/Striped Peak State Reserve Multiple owners: yes Private Owners: no Public
- [Middle Point Military Reservation](https://cdsg.org/middle-point-military-reservation/): print Middle Point Military Reservation Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Middle Point (Manchester), WA Years active military: 1900-1934 Named for: none Current Status: State Park Current name of site: Manchester State Park Multiple owners: no Private Owners: no Public Owners: Washington State Department of Recreation and Parks Public accessibility: yes, Museum/Interpretive Center: none Other Facilities:
- [Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles](https://cdsg.org/harbor-defenses-of-los-angeles/): print Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles 1910-1947 Los Angeles Harbor Defenses, 1934 Fort MacArthur, Point Fermin, San Pedro, CA White Point Military Reservation, San Pedro, CA Long Point Military Reservation, Palos Verdes, CA Bolsa Chica Military Reservation, Huntington, Beach, CA Other locations “Eubanks”/2/ 8″/RY/1942-1945/Manhattan Beach, destroyed Lodor/4/ 3″/P/1919-1927/Deadman’s Island, destroyed JAAN #2/2/ 3″/P/1942-1946/Bluff Park, Long
- [Coast Artillery: Armament](https://cdsg.org/coast-artillery-armament/): print Coast Artillery: Armament The guns of the coast artillery were built to match those carried by the warships of the era. The modern era seacoast guns were emplaced in protected concrete structures and were generally more accurate than those carried on the warships, the seacoast artillery could cause more damage to the ships than
- [COAST ARTILLERY CORPS](https://cdsg.org/coast-artillery-corps/): print COAST ARTILLERY CORPS U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps 1901-1950 . By the end of 1898, the US Army artillery was organized into seven regiments, two of which were created that year. In 1901, the regimental organization of the US Army artillery was abolished, and 126 companies of heavy (coast) artillery and 30 companies of
- [INDEX TO CDSG NEWS - Volumes I to V](https://cdsg.org/index-to-cdsg-news-volumes-i-to-v/): print INDEX TO CDSG NEWS – Volumes I to V Key: Volume I: 11/85, 2/86, 5/86, 7/86 Volume II: 1/87, 4/87, 12/87, 5/88 Volume III: 11/88, 2/89, 5/89, 8/89, 11/89 Volume IV: 2/90, 5/90, 8/90, 11/90 Volume V: 2/91, 5/91, 8/91, 11/91 Notes: All four parts to the index were compiled by R.D. Zink, checked
- [Fort Stevens](https://cdsg.org/fort-stevens/): print Fort Stevens Location (military name): Fort Stevens Harbor: Columbia River Descriptive location: Point Adams (next to Hammond, OR) Years active military: 1863-1947 Named for: Brevet Major General Issac I. Stevens, killed in action at Chantilly, VA, 1862 (no general order) Fort Stevens (1937) Fort Stevens (Battery Russell area) 1937 Fort Stevens garrison, 1930s Batteries
- [CDSG Harbor Defense and Fort Bibliography](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-harbor-defense-and-fort-bibliography/): print CDSG Harbor Defense and Fort Bibliography The CDSG has a number of articles and documents on the various harbor defenses forts of the modern era. Besides the CDSG ePress PDF documentation collection — the CDSG has also published a number of articles and book reviews in its publications over the years that cover either
- [CDSG special Photo files download page](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-special-photo-files-download-page/): print CDSG special Photo files download page Bolling Smith is providing a set of high resolution photos of Corregidor in the late 1930s from his collection. Some of these photos are of buildings that have been seldom seen in other photo collections. We have converted his original 16 bit TIFF scans into 8 bit JPEG
- [RESEARCH AND REFERENCES](https://cdsg.org/research-and-references/): print RESEARCH & REFERENCES Key References and Source Documents for the Study of Modern US Harbor Defenses Prepared by Mark A. Berhow (berhowma@comcast.net) Forty years ago, there was very little available on the history of general United States seacoast defense. Most of the material of interest lay in buried in the National Archives holdings, or
- [SITEMAP](https://cdsg.org/sitemap/): print Sitemap HOME ABOUT Organization Web Updates Events Outreach & Representatives Fund Forum Preservation & Interpretation Projects & Website Sitemap HISTORY Short History Forts and Batteries US North Atlantic Coast US Mid Atlantic Coast US South Atlantic Coast US Gulf Coast US Pacific Coast Hawaii Manila & Subic Bay, The Philippines Panama Canal Zone Alaska
- [Fort Ebey](https://cdsg.org/fort-ebey/): print Fort Ebey Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Partridge Point, Whidby Island, WA Years active military: 1940-1947 Named for: Isaac Neff Ebey, pioneer and public servant of the Northwest (G.O. 6, Feb. 8, 1943) Current Status: Current name of site: Fort Ebey State Park Multiple owners: no Private Owners: no Public Owners: Washington State Dept.
- [Fort Whitman](https://cdsg.org/fort-whitman/): print Fort Whitman Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Goat Island, WA Years active military: 1900-1947 Named for: Dr. Marcus Whitman, American pioneer killed on Nov. 29, 1847 (G.O. 245, Dec. 13, 1909) Fort Whitman 1938 (NARA) Structures: Garrison: Temporary, foundations remaining Mine/Engineer Wharf Mine Casemate BC/Mine BES Station Radio Room Searchlight Shelter Emplacements/Batteries: Battery Harrison
- [Fort Canby](https://cdsg.org/fort-canby/): print Fort Canby Location (military name): Fort Canby Harbor: Columbia River Location: Cape Disappointment Years active military: 1852-1947 Named for : Brevet Major General Edward R.S. Canby, killed by Modoc Indians, Lava Beds, CA, Apr. 3, 1873, G.O. 5, June 28, 1875 Fort Canby 1937 Garrison area 1910 Battery Harvey Allen and the pintle from
- [Fort Flagler](https://cdsg.org/fort-flagler/): print Fort Flagler Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Marrowstone Island, WA Years active military: 1890-1953 Named for: Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Flagler, Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army (G.O. 138, Jul 27, 1899) Fort Flagler 1932 (NARA) Fort Flagler Hospital 2010 120 mm AA gun 2010 Current Status: Current name of site: Fort Flaglerr Multiple owners:
- [Fort Ward](https://cdsg.org/fort-ward/): print Fort Ward Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Beans Point, Bainbridge Island, WA Years active military: 1900-1934 (Navy 1938-1953) Named for: Col. (Bvt. Maj. Gen.) George H. Ward 15th Mass. Vol. Inf. Died of wounds received July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA. G.O. 84, June 12, 1903. New: Fort Ward CDSG reference compendium Fort Ward
- [Fort Casey](https://cdsg.org/fort-casey/): print Fort Casey Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Admiralty Head, Whidby Island, WA Years active military: 1890-1953 Named for: Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Casey, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army (G.O. 134, July 22, 1899) Fort Casey 1932 (NARA) Battery Worth 2010 Fire Control Stations 2010 Current Status: Current name of site: Fort Casey State Park
- [Fort Worden](https://cdsg.org/fort-worden/): print Fort Worden Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Wilson Point, Port Towsend, WA Years active military: 1890-1953 Named for: Admiral John L. Worden, U.S. Navy (G.O. 43, Apr. 4, 1900) Fort Worden 1932 (NARA) Fort Worden 2010 Fort Worden 2010 Current Status: Current name of site: Fort Worden State Park and Conference Center Multiple owners:
- [U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps 1901-1950](https://cdsg.org/u-s-army-coast-artillery-corps-1901-1950/): print U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps 1901-1950 By the end of 1898, the U.S. Army artillery arm was organized into seven regiments, two of which had been created that year. In 1901, the regimental organization of the U.S. Army artillery was abolished and an Artillery Corps with 126 companies of coast artillery and 30 companies
- [Harbor Defenses of the Columbia River](https://cdsg.org/harbor-defenses-of-the-columbia-river/): print Harbor Defenses of the Columbia River 1863-1947 Fort Stevens (Point Adams, Hammond, OR) (1863-1947) Fort Canby (Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, WA) (1863-1947) Fort Columbia (Scarborough Point, Chinook, WA) (1897-1947) HD Columbia River FortWiki Units Stationed at the Harbor Defense of the Columbia Units and Operational History of Harbor Defenses of the Columbia Columbia River Harbor
- [Harbor Defenses of the Puget Sound](https://cdsg.org/harbor-defenses-of-the-puget-sound/): print Harbor Defenses of the Puget Sound 1899-1947 Links to webpages for the forts and locations Fort Worden (Port Townsend) (1890-1947) Fort Casey (Whidby Island) (1890-1947) Fort Flagler (Marrowstone Island) (1890-1947) Fort Ward (Bainbridge Island) (1900-1934) Fort Whitman (Goat Island) (1900-1947) Middle Point Military Reservation (1900-1934) Fort Ebey (Whidby Island) (1940-1947) Camp Hayden (Striped Peak)
- [American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide Third Edition](https://cdsg.org/american-seacoast-defenses-a-reference-guide-second-edition/): print American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide Third Edition This book is now available from the CDSG Press for $45.00. Click here for ordering information. ASD is a compendium of information designed to provide quick answers to questions that arise when visiting a coast defense site-What was that tower used for? What kind of gun
- [FORT AND BATTERY LIST](https://cdsg.org/fort-and-battery-list/): print American Seacoast Defenses Forts, Military Reservations and Batteries 1794-1945 . Follow the links on the pages for more information on the harbor defenses from CDSG, FortWiki, and other websites. Donations are needed to supported this site! Are you using the information provided on this site? Please help! The CDSG is a non-profit organization that
- [Forum](https://cdsg.org/forum/): print CDSG Forum The old Coast Defense Forum was a online group for discussion of the history of the coast defenses of the United States and other countries, but is now gone with the changing times. We are now using groups.io for our forum which was the old coast defense yahoo group. The NEW CDSG
- [The World War II Era, 1940-1950](https://cdsg.org/the-world-war-ii-era-1940-1950/): print U.S. Seacoast Defense 1781-1950: A Brief History The World War II Era, 1940-1950 Rearming the American coastline with long-range 16-inch weapons from existing army and navy stocks finally got started in earnest in the late 1930s. These guns were installed in emplacements with substantial overhead protection. Two casemated 16-inch batteries were constructed at San
- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVES](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representatives/): print CDSG Outreach & Site Representatives Fort Columbia State Park 2008. Click on these links for more information. CDSG Representative Responsibilities CDSG Site Representatives CDSG Representative Site Visit Reports The Coast Defense Study Group (CDSG) promotes the study, preservation, and accurate interpretation of coast defenses and fortifications, primarily those of the United States of America.
- [SPECIAL OFFERS](https://cdsg.org/special-offers/): print SPECIAL OFFERS Occasionally members have various works they are offering to sell. These are NOT one time, single copy items, but are a set of publications or reprints that are offered to the membership of the CDSG. These offers are often included in the CDSG publications, and are posted here as well. For ordering
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Panama Canal Zone](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-panama-canal-zone/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Panama Canal Zone PDF MAP FILE SETS (click link to download): 1921 Maps PDF (518K) 15 pages $0.75/1935 Maps PDF (476K) 13 pages $0.65 dev2026-05-26T19:48:11+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Cristobal, Panama (Panama Canal Zone, Atlantic side ) dev2026-05-26T19:48:55+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Balboa, Panama (Panama
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Manila & Subic Bays,The Philippines](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-manial-subic-baysthe-phillipines/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Manila & Subic Bays,The Philippines PDF MAP FILE SETS (click links to download):1921 Maps PDF (618K) 16 pages $0.80/1935 Maps PDF (551K) 13 pages $0.65/Fort Drum PDF (102K) 4 pages $0.20/ 1925 Ft. Mills AA PDF (404K) 7 pages $0.35 dev2026-05-26T19:46:48+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Hawaii](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-hawaii/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Hawaii Historic Records and Materials for the 2026 CDSG Conference in Hawaii Hawaii 1: Battery Construction Correspondence, Maps, 1940 Defense Project, Inspection Reports, Engineer Notebook, modern reports, 1991 Conference Handout PDF MAP FILE SETS: 1921 Maps PDF (572K) 15 pages Signal Corps Aerial Photos of
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Other Atlantic Sites & the Carribean Sites](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-other-atlantic-sites-the-carribean-sites/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Other Atlantic Sites & the Carribean Sites dev2026-05-26T20:08:50+00:00 Defenses in Newfoundland, Canada dev2021-04-09T15:26:12+00:00 Defenses in Bermuda dev2026-05-26T20:09:10+00:00 Defenses in Jamaica (planned) dev2026-05-26T20:09:31+00:00 Defenses in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba dev2026-05-26T20:10:21+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Vieques Sound, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (Roosevelt Roads) dev2017-02-13T23:31:18+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Alaska](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-alaska/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES Alaska dev2026-05-26T19:50:28+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska dev2026-05-26T19:51:57+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Seward, Alaska dev2026-05-26T19:53:04+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Kodiak, Alaska dev2026-05-26T19:54:04+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Dutch Harbor, Alaska dev2021-04-09T13:50:31+00:00 Other Alaskan positions Categories US NORTH ATLANTIC COAST US MID ATLANTIC COAST US SOUTH
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. Pacific Coast](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-u-s-pacific-coast/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. Pacific Coast dev2026-05-26T18:56:13+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of San Diego (CDSG) dev2026-05-26T18:57:43+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles (CDSG) dev2026-05-26T19:00:13+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of San Francisco (CDSG) dev2026-07-21T15:23:22+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of the Columbia (CDSG) dev2026-05-26T19:05:44+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. Gulf Coast](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-u-s-gulf-coast/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. Gulf Coast dev2026-05-26T17:27:05+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Key West dev2026-05-26T17:28:55+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Tampa Bay dev2026-05-26T17:29:59+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Pensacola dev2026-05-26T17:31:01+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Mobile dev2026-05-26T17:32:03+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of the Mississippi dev2026-05-26T17:32:53+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Galveston Categories US NORTH
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. South Atlantic Coast](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-u-s-south-atlantic-coast/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. South Atlantic Coast dev2016-12-15T19:58:31+00:00 Temporary Harbor Defenses of Beaufort, NC dev2026-05-26T17:18:42+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Cape Fear River dev2026-05-26T17:20:33+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Charleston dev2026-05-26T17:22:25+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Port Royal Sound dev2026-05-26T17:23:54+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Savannah Categories US NORTH ATLANTIC COAST US
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-u-s-mid-atlantic-coast/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast dev2026-05-26T17:06:32+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Eastern New York dev2026-05-26T17:08:28+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Southern New York dev2026-05-26T17:11:05+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of the Delaware dev2026-05-26T17:12:08+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Baltimore dev2026-05-26T17:12:56+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of the Potomac dev2026-05-26T17:14:41+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake
- [LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. North Atlantic Coast](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-military-reservations-and-concrete-gun-batteries-u-s-north-atlantic-coast/): print LIST OF AMERICAN MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND CONCRETE GUN BATTERIES U.S. North Atlantic Coast dev2026-05-26T15:40:52+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of the Kennebec River dev2026-07-21T16:15:51+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Portland dev2026-05-26T15:50:39+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth dev2026-05-26T15:53:38+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Boston dev2026-05-26T15:57:22+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of New Bedford dev2026-08-27T14:06:41+00:00 The Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay dev2026-05-26T15:59:03+00:00
- [Battery John Brannan](https://cdsg.org/battery-john-brannon/): print Battery John Brannan Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Col. (Bvt. Maj. Gen.) John L. Brannan 4th U.S. Artillery, who died Dec. 16, 1892 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Fort Worden, 1920s (Fort Worden Coast Artillery Museum) Current status: Clean, open to the public
- [American Seacoast Defenses: A Reference Guide Third Edition](https://cdsg.org/american-seacoast-forts/): print American Seacoast Forts: A Directory in 4 Volumes These books are now available from the CDSG Press for $40.00 each. Download the flyer for ordering details, order from the CDSG Shop or order from Amazon. American Seacoast Forts – A Directory with Period Military Maps 1890-1950 is a comprehensive visual and descriptive directory to the
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- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVES](https://cdsg.org/ocr-cdsg-representative-site-visit-report/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVES Coast Defense Study Group Email: Outreach@cdsg.org Coast defense regions, harbors, sites and CDSG site representatives are listed below. To contact a site representative, CDSG members please use your member directory. Non-members please email outreach@CDSG.org and note who you want to contact. Overall site representative coordinator is Norm Scarpulla. New England Region: Norm
- [Fort Columbia](https://cdsg.org/fort-columbia/): print Fort Columbia Location (military name): Fort Columbia Harbor: Columbia River Location: Chinook Point Years active military: 1899-1947 Fort Columbia 1937 Fort Columbia 1913 Fort Columbia 1913 Fort Columbia State Park 2008. 1934 map 1946 map Park map Notes/History/Post-coast artillery military use/Comments: Property was transferred to State of Washington in 1950s. Current Status: Current name
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- [Battery Reuben Turman](https://cdsg.org/battery-reuben-turman/): print Battery Reuben Turman Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: 2nd Lt. Reuben S. Turman, 6th U.S. Inf. who died on July 2, 1898 of wounds recieved in action at San Juan Hill, Cuba July 1, 1898. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Greg Hagge Collection Lt. Reuben Turman—Courtesy of David Trammel and Turman’s Silver
- [Coast Artillery: Fire Control](https://cdsg.org/coast-artillery-fire-control/): print Coast Artillery: Fire Control Depression Range Finder (left) and Azimuth Scope (right) Fire Control Basics Coast artillery fire control is an immensely complicated subject and any description will vary widely with the date and location. The term fire control evolved over the years, including position finding and fire direction. In its broader sense, however,
- [Cape Flattery Military Reservations](https://cdsg.org/cape-flattery-military-reservations/): print Cape Flattery Military Reservations Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Cape Flattery/Neah Bay (Makah Indian Reservation), WA Years active military: 1940-1943 (construction only) Named for: none Current Status: Current name of site: Multiple owners: possibly Private Owners: Makah Tribe Public Owners: unknown Public accessibility: unknown, Museum/Interpretive Center: none Other Facilities:. Contact address/Information: Structures: Garrison: yes
- [Save Fort Wool](https://cdsg.org/savefortwool/): print COALITION FOR HISTORIC FORT WOOL Dedicated to the Restoration of this Historic Site to the Public Contacts: www.fortwool.org savefortwool@gmail.com Coalition for Historic Fort Wool – Position Paper – 2-6-22 click here for a Networking brief PNG image to use for correspondence What’s happened to Historic Fort Wool: After 35 years as
- [CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representive-site-visit-reports/): print CDSG Representative Site Visit Reports To view a recent report, please click on the link below. The reports are listed with their authors, who may or may not be the current site representative. If you have any questions, please contact outreach@CDSG.org CDSG Newsletter site visit reports, click links to download complete issue Summer (Aug)
- [CDSG Representatives Responsibilities](https://cdsg.org/about-the-cdsg-representatives/): print CDSG Site Representatives Tasks & Duties Coast Defense Study Group Email: Outreach@cdsg.org Collect and maintain static information about the site. Please see the static information guidelines below. Visit the site and/or contact the owner and/or manager occasionally. For a park that includes a preserved fortification, please visit or contact at least once a year.
- [INDEX TO CDSG NEWS - Volumes I to V Part IV: INDEX TO BATTERY NAMES IN CDSG NEWS](https://cdsg.org/index-to-cdsg-news-volumes-i-to-v-part-iv-index-to-battery-names-in-cdsg-news/): print INDEX TO CDSG NEWS – Volumes I to V Key: Volume I: 11/85, 2/86, 5/86, 7/86 Volume II: 1/87, 4/87, 12/87, 5/88 Volume III: 11/88, 2/89, 5/89, 8/89, 11/89 Volume IV: 2/90, 5/90, 8/90, 11/90 Volume V: 2/91, 5/91, 8/91, 11/91 Notes: Notes: All four parts to the index were compiled by R.D. Zink,
- [INDEX TO CDSG NEWS - Volumes I to V Part III: INDEX TO FORT ENTRIES IN CDSG NEWS](https://cdsg.org/index-to-cdsg-news-volumes-i-to-v-part-iii-index-to-fort-entries-in-cdsg-news/): print INDEX TO CDSG NEWS – Volumes I to V Key: Volume I: 11/85, 2/86, 5/86, 7/86 Volume II: 1/87, 4/87, 12/87, 5/88 Volume III: 11/88, 2/89, 5/89, 8/89, 11/89 Volume IV: 2/90, 5/90, 8/90, 11/90 Volume V: 2/91, 5/91, 8/91, 11/91 Notes: Notes: All four parts to the index were compiled by R.D. Zink,
- [INDEX TO CDSG NEWS - Volumes I to V Part 2. INDEX TO AUTHOR NAMES IN CDSG NEWS](https://cdsg.org/index-to-cdsg-news-volumes-i-to-v-part-2-index-to-author-names-in-cdsg-news/): print INDEX TO CDSG NEWS – Volumes I to V Key: Volume I: 11/85, 2/86, 5/86, 7/86 Volume II: 1/87, 4/87, 12/87, 5/88 Volume III: 11/88, 2/89, 5/89, 8/89, 11/89 Volume IV: 2/90, 5/90, 8/90, 11/90 Volume V: 2/91, 5/91, 8/91, 11/91 Notes: Notes: All four parts to the index were compiled by R.D. Zink,
- [INDEX TO CDSG NEWS - Volumes I to V Part 1. Subject Index](https://cdsg.org/index-to-cdsg-news-volumes-i-to-v-part-1-subject-index/): print INDEX TO CDSG NEWS – Volumes I to V Key: Volume I: 11/85, 2/86, 5/86, 7/86 Volume II: 1/87, 4/87, 12/87, 5/88 Volume III: 11/88, 2/89, 5/89, 8/89, 11/89 Volume IV: 2/90, 5/90, 8/90, 11/90 Volume V: 2/91, 5/91, 8/91, 11/91 Notes: All four parts to the index were compiled by R.D. Zink, checked
- [THE HARBOR DEFENSES OF SAVANNAH](https://cdsg.org/the-harbor-defenses-of-savannah/): print THE HARBOR DEFENSES OF SAVANNAH FORT PULASKI Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Fort Pulaski Date of Visit: 31 May 1999 Current Site Name: Fort Pulaski National Monument Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, etc) Federal Park Is this Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: Summer (April to Labor
- [THE BEGININGS OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS, 1794 - 1815](https://cdsg.org/the-beginings-of-american-seacoast-fortifications-1794-1815/): print The CDSG PRESS presents ARTILLERISTS AND ENGINEERS: THE BEGININGS OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS, 1794 – 1815 by Colonel ARTHUR P. WADE, U.S. Army Written for his Ph.D. dissertation at Kansas State University in 1971. This work covers a much-neglected subject in American seacoast defense references, the First and Second Systems. Col. Wade’s work is
- [The 248th Coast Artillery Regiment](https://cdsg.org/the-248th-coast-artillery-regiment/): print The 248th Coast Artillery Regiment From the History of the Western Defense Command The 248th Coast Artillery, a National Guard Regiment of the State of Washington, was called into active federal service by Presidential Proclamation on August 31, 1940. The history of the regiment is accordingly based on parent National Guard units, from which
- [New Bedford, MA sites](https://cdsg.org/new-bedford-ma-sites/): print New Bedford, MA sites Chris MacDonald Date of Visit: 10-8-2001 Fort Name: Fort Rodman (Fort Tabor)Harbor Defense: New Bedford Current Site Name: Fort Rodman ParkCurrent Site Use: City Park and waste water reclaimation Is the Site open to the Public: YesDates and Hours of Operation: Daily sunrise to sunsetWhat type of programs are offered
- [M1917 Disappearing Carriage for 16-inch Gun](https://cdsg.org/m1917-disappearing-carriage-for-16-inch-gun/): print M1917 Disappearing Carriage for 16-inch Gun Sample entry from “Illustrated Concrete Battery Guide” Gun: M1919 Carriages Built: 1 Original Emplacements: 1 Time Emplaced: 1921 Number of Bolts: 16 inner, 14 outer Circle Diameter: 17′ 9″ inner, 23′ 2″ outer Parapet Height: 15′ Center-to-parapet: 29′ 8″Notes: 10 steps, Battery J.M.K. Davis, Fort Michie, HD Long
- [HARBOR DEFENSES OF THE COLUMBIA](https://cdsg.org/harbor-defenses-of-the-columbia/): print HARBOR DEFENSES OF THE COLUMBIA Insignia for the 18th CA Regiment (left) and the 249th CA Regiment (right) Section I – Events Prior to 7 December 1941 Location and mission of the harbor Defenses of the Columbia: a. Three forts forming a triangle of defense at the mouth of the Columbia River constitute the
- [Harbor Defenses of San Francisco](https://cdsg.org/harbor-defenses-of-san-francisco/): print Harbor Defenses of San Francisco 1850-1972 San Francisco Harbor Defenses, 1920 Harbor Defenses of San Francisco (California Military Museum) Harbor Defenses of San Francisco (FortWiki) Defending San Francisco Bay (Golden Gate National Recreation Area) For information on the units stationed at the HDSF during WWII HD SF in WWII (From the History of the
- [Harbor Defenses of San Diego](https://cdsg.org/harbor-defenses-of-san-diego/): print Harbor Defenses of San Diego San Diego Harbor Defenses, 1934 Fort Rosecrans Fort Pio Pico Fort Emory Harbor Defenses of San Diego (California Military Museum) Harbor Defenses of San Diego (FortWiki) Harbor Defenses of San Diego (Cabrillo National Monument) History of San Diego Defenses in WWII (From the History of the Western Defense Command)
- [Fort Kamehameha March 2014](https://cdsg.org/fort-kamehameha-march-2014/): print Harbor Defenses of Oahu, HAwaii Fort Kamehameha March 2014 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT It is by accident I am able to do this report. I had not planned to visit any sites on this trip to Hawaii. My only Coast Defense thing I planned for, was doing some research
- [Fort Jay Harbor Defenses of New York](https://cdsg.org/fort-jay-harbor-defenses-of-new-york/): print Fort Jay Harbor Defenses of New York CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Fort Jay/Governors Island Date of Visit: 4 Aug 06 Current Site Name: Fort Jay Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, Etc.) Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: Friday
- [Fort Hunt Harbor Defenses of the Potomac](https://cdsg.org/fort-hunt-harbor-defenses-of-the-potomac/): print Fort Hunt Harbor Defenses of the Potomac CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Ft. Hunt Date of Visit: 11 Nov 05 Current Site Name: Ft. Hunt Park Site Use: Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: 7:00 AM to dusk daily What type of programs are
- [Fort Funston Harbor Defenses of San Francisco](https://cdsg.org/fort-funston-harbor-defenses-of-san-francisco/): print Fort Funston Harbor Defenses of San Francisco T. TYLER, CDSG HDSF Representative LAST UPDATED 1 OCT 06 CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Lake/Laguna Merced Military Reservation (1898 – 1917), Fort Funston (1917 – 1972) Date of most recent Visit: 24 September 2006 Current Site Name: Fort Funston Golden Gate National Recreation Area Site Use:
- [Fort Foote Harbor Defenses of the Potomac](https://cdsg.org/fort-foote-harbor-defenses-of-the-potomac/): print Fort Foote Harbor Defenses of the Potomac CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Ft Foote Date of Visit: 11 Nov 06 Current Site Name: Ft. Foote Site Use: NPS Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: 9:00 AM to dusk What type of programs are offered
- [Fort Armistead Harbor Defenses of Baltimore](https://cdsg.org/fort-armistead-harbor-defenses-of-baltimore/): print Fort Armistead Harbor Defenses of Baltimore CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Armistead Date of Visit: 14 Oct, 2006 Current Site Name: Ft. Armistead Park Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, Etc.) Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: Daily-8:00 till dusk What type
- [Fort Emory May 2015](https://cdsg.org/fort-emory-may-2015/): print Harbor Defenses of San Diego, CA Fort Emory May 2015 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE REPORT Marvin Heinze Fort Name: Fort Emory, San Diego, CA Date of Visit: May 8, 2015 Current Site Name: Naval Base Coronado, Silver Strand Training Complex South Site Use: Military Training Is
- [Coast Defense Study Group 2016 Annual Conference: Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth & North Boston](https://cdsg.org/coast-defense-study-group-2016-annual-conference-harbor-defenses-of-portsmouth-north-boston/): print 2016 Annual Conference: Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth & North Boston September 14 to 18 – Official Registration – Second Notice The annual CDSG meeting will be held in Portsmouth, NH, this September. The first two days will explore the Portsmouth sites, while the following two days will venture further south. The driving time from
- [CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Totten](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representive-site-visit-reports-fort-totten/): print NEW YORK The CDSG Ambassador to New York is Leo Polaski. Leo has provided information on Camp Hero and Fort Totten. Camp Hero was visited in January 1999. Leo visited Fort Totten in August 1999. Fort Totten Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Fort Totten Current Site Owner(s): Current Site Supervisor: Mailing Address: Telephone: Fax: Email:
- [Sand Island Military Reservation Harbor Defenses of Honolulu, Hawaii](https://cdsg.org/sand-island-military-reservation-harbor-defenses-of-honolulu-hawaii/): print Sand Island Military Reservation Harbor Defenses of Honolulu, Hawaii CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Sand Island Military Reservation/Harbor Defenses of Honolulu. Date of Visit: 6/25/2006 Current Site Name: Sand Island State Recreation Area. Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, Etc.) Park. Is the Site open to the Public?:
- [FORTS, MILITARY RESERVATIONS and BATTERIES 1794-1945](https://cdsg.org/forts-military-reservations-and-batteries-1794-1945/): print AMERICAN SEACOAST DEFENSES: FORTS, MILITARY RESERVATIONS and BATTERIES 1794-1945 Main Navigation Page Printable list of First, Second andThird System Forts PDF file (123list.pdf)Printable list of Modern (1890-1945) defenses PDF file (revised October 2013) (cdlist12.pdf)Army Map Symbol Key (symbols.pdf) DONATIONS ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THIS SITE! Are you using the information provided on this site?
- [Fort Williams Harbor Defenses of Portland](https://cdsg.org/fort-williams-harbor-defenses-of-portland/): print Fort Williams Harbor Defenses of Portland CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Williams, Harbor Defenses of Portland, Maine, 1899-1963. Date of Visit: June 2006. Current Site Name: Fort Williams Park, Town of Cape Elizabeth, 1000 Shore Road. Site Use: A town park with athletic fields, tennis courts, walking trails, picnic areas, beach,
- [Fort Washington Harbor Defenses of the Potomac](https://cdsg.org/fort-washington-harbor-defenses-of-the-potomac/): print Fort Washington Harbor Defenses of the Potomac CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Ft. Washington Date of Visit: 24 November 06 Current Site Name: Ft. Washington Park Site Use: Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: 9:00AM to dusk What type of programs are offered at
- [Fort Smallwood Harbor Defenses of Baltimore](https://cdsg.org/fort-smallwood-harbor-defenses-of-baltimore/): print Fort Smallwood Harbor Defenses of Baltimore CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Smallwood Date of Visit: 14 Oct 2006 Current Site Name: Fort Smallwood Park Site Use: Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: 8:00 to 6:30 PM daily What type of programs are offered
- [Fort Preble Harbor Defenses of Portland](https://cdsg.org/fort-preble-harbor-defenses-of-portland/): print Fort Preble Harbor Defenses of Portland CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Preble, Harbor Defenses of Portland, Maine, 1808-1953. Date of Visit: June 2006. Current Site Name: Southern Maine Community College, Fort Road, South Portland, ME 04106 Site Use: State Community College Campus. The shoreline is leased by the City of South
- [FORT MORGAN, MOBILE BAY](https://cdsg.org/fort-morgan-mobile-bay/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE REPORT FORT MORGAN, MOBILE BAY Overview: CDSG Site Representative MSGT G. Wayne Bradford visited Fort Morgan State Park on April 22, 2005, to inspect the site for the initial CDSG site report. During the site visit MSGT Bradford interviewed Blanton Blankenship, Site Manager, who provided valuable background information for this report.
- [Fort Michie, Great Gull Island, NY April 2006](https://cdsg.org/fort-michie-great-gull-island-ny-april-2006/): print Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound Fort Michie, Great Gull Island, NY April 2006 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Michie, HDLIS Date of Visit: April 2006 Current Site Name: Great Gull Island Research Station Site Use: Bird Sanctuary dedicated to the study of Terns Is the Site
- [Fort McDowell – Angel Island April 2006](https://cdsg.org/fort-mcdowell-angel-island-april-2006/): print Harbor Defenses of San Francisco Fort McDowell – Angel Island April 2006 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Date of Visit: Weekly/ Continuous throughout the year since 2004 Current Site Name: Angel Island State Park Site Use: Park (recreation) Is the Site open to the Public? : YES Dates and Hours
- [Fort Mansfield, Napatree Point, Rhode Island February 2006](https://cdsg.org/fort-mansfield-napatree-point-rhode-island-february-2006/): print Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound Fort Mansfield, Napatree Point, Rhode Island February 2006 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Fort Mansfield, Napatree Point Rhode Island Date of Visit: 2/11/06 Current Site Name: Napatree Point/“The Old Fort” Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, Etc.) Private-common
- [Fort Delaware – Pea Patch Island April 2006](https://cdsg.org/fort-delaware-pea-patch-island-april-2006/): print Harbor Defenses of the Delaware River Fort Delaware – Pea Patch Island April 2006 CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Delaware / Harbor Defenses of the Delaware Current Site Name: Fort Delaware State Park Date of Visit: 12JAN05 Site Use: State Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and
- [Dutch Harbor, Alaska](https://cdsg.org/mount-umunhum-almaden-afs-ca-august-2012/): print Site Report, Dutch Harbor, Alaska Jim Touza June 11, 2017 I want to give a brief report of observations on Amaknak Island in Dutch Harbor. First, and sadly, I must report that the observation – blockhouse next to the seaplane ramp at the airport was demolished when the road to the Spit was widened
- [Coast Artillery Garrison Buildings](https://cdsg.org/coast-artillery-garrison-buildings/): print Coast Artillery Garrison Buildings Parade Ground of Fort Baker, HD San Francisco 2011.Left to right on the parade ground are the commanding officers quarters, the administration building, and a barracks, with three NCO quarters visable behind. When the harbor defenses of the United States were modernized in 1890-1910, a new system of defensive works
- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Mott](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representative-site-visit-report-fort-mott/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT February 2006 CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Mott / Harbor Defenses of the Delaware Current Site Name: Fort Mott State Park Date of Visit: February 1, 2006 Site Use: New Jersey State Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation:
- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representative-site-visit-report/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort Howard Date of Visit: Summer 2015 Current Site Name: Ft. Howard Park 9500 North Point Road (21052) 410-887-7529 Site Use: County Park. Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: Parks are open from sunrise to sunset. What type of programs
- [CDSG PRESS presents American Coast Artillery Matériel](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-press-presents-american-coast-artillery-materiel/): print CDSG PRESS presents American Coast Artillery Matériel by the Office of the Chief of Ordnance This reference work on coast artillery ordnance material was originally published by the Office of the Chief of Ordnance in June 1922 as Ordnance Department Document No. 2042. The publication discusses and illustrates in detail all the seacoast artillery
- [CDSG Press Book Reprints The Service of Coast Artillery](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-press-book-reprints-the-service-of-coast-artillery/): print CDSG Press Book Reprints The Service of Coast Artillery by Frank T. Hines and Franklin W. Ward Published by the Goodenough & Woglom Company, New York, 1910 Reprinted by the CDSG Press, Bel Air, MD 1997 This technical manual was prepared to provide a comprehensive source of information for coast artillery officers. Using Ordnance
- [CDSG Press Book Reprints Seacoast Artillery Weapons](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-press-book-reprints-seacoast-artillery-weapons/): print CDSG Press Book Reprints Seacoast Artillery Weapons TM 4-210 The War Department 15 Oct. 1944, GPO, Washington, DC reprinted by the CDSG Press, Bel Air, MD 1996 (202 pages, hard cover) This technical manual covers the weapons and the basic principles employed in the operation of seacoast artillery used during the WW II period.It
- [CDSG Press Book Reprints Permanent Fortifications and Sea-Coast Defenses](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-press-book-reprints-permanent-fortifications-and-sea-coast-defenses/): print CDSG Press Book Reprints Permanent Fortifications and Sea-Coast Defenses Congressional Report No. 62, U.S. House of Rep. (1862) Report of the Committee on Military Affairs The U.S. Army’s Engineer Department constructed “Third System” coastal fortifications from the post War of 1812 period to the post Civil War period. Some of the most brilliant Army
- [CDSG Press Book Reprints Notes on Seacoast Fortification Construction](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-press-book-reprints-notes-on-seacoast-fortification-construction/): print CDSG Press Book Reprints Notes on Seacoast Fortification Construction By Col. Eben E. Winslow originally published in 1920 reprinted by the CDSG Press, Bel Air, MD 1994 (428-pages, hard-cover). Winslow’s book is the most comprehensive reference work on the construction techniques and gun emplacement details of Endicott and Taft period seacoast fortifications. The 29
- [Castle Williams Harbor Defenses of New York](https://cdsg.org/castle-williams-harbor-defenses-of-new-york/): print Castle Williams Harbor Defenses of New York CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Castle Williams/Governors Island Date of Visit: 4 Aug 06 Current Site Name: Castle Williams Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, Etc.) Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: Friday
- [Castle Clinton Harbor Defenses of New York](https://cdsg.org/castle-clinton-harbor-defenses-of-new-york/): print Castle Clinton Harbor Defenses of New York CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Castle Clinton/Battery Park Date of Visit: 9 Aug 06 Current Site Name: Castle Clinton Site Use: NPS Site Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: 8:30-5:00, 7 days per week except Christmas Day What
- [Battery Pratt Restoration Project](https://cdsg.org/battery-pratt-restoration-project/): print Battery Pratt Restoration Project CDSG Member Jack Buckmeir has been working at an ambitious project to restore Battery Pratt, a circa 1900s seacoast artillery battery at Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, to “active status.” With the help of the Friends of Old Fort Stevens (FOOFS), Fort Stevens State Park, the Oregon National Guard at
- [Battery Harlow, Fort Ruger March 2014](https://cdsg.org/battery-harlow-fort-ruger-march-2014/): print Harbor Defenses of Oahu, Hawaii Battery Harlow, Fort Ruger March 2014 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE REPORT Biffton Parks Fort Name: Ft. Ruger, HI Date of Visit: Feb. 9, 2012 Current Site Name: Battery Harlow (12 inch Mortar) Site Use: Storage Is the Site open to the Public? No, at the time
- [Battery Boyd, Ford Island March 2014](https://cdsg.org/battery-boyd-ford-island-march-2014/): print Harbor Defenses of Oahu, Hawaii Battery Boyd, Ford Island March 2014 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE REPORT Biffton Parks Fort Name: Joint Forces Base Pearl Harbor Date of Visit: Feb. 25, 2013 Current Site Name: Battery Boyd (6 inch Pedestal Mount) Site Use: Storage Is the Site open to the Public? No.
- [Battery Clark](https://cdsg.org/battery-clark/): print Battery Clark Battery Name: Clark Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: Capt. William Clark, Lewis & Clark Expedition, GO 43 Apr. 4, 1904 Battery Clark 2003 Battery Clark, circa 1935 (Edwin Bartcher collection) Battery Clark 2003 firing practice at Fort Worden, WA, 1930s Current status: Well maintained by park, open Information from RCW
- [Atlantic Highlands - New Jersey May 2013, October 2012, April 2006](https://cdsg.org/atlantic-highlands-new-jersey-may-2013-october-2012-april-2006/): print Harbor Defenses of New York Atlantic Highlands – New Jersey May 2013, October 2012, April 2006 Coast Defense Study Group CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Cory Newman Update May 2013 On May 16, 2013 I was invited to go on a special tour of the Navesink Military Reservation with Air Force veteran John Corbett
- [The CDSG Annual Conference Photos 1978-1992](https://cdsg.org/the-cdsg-annual-conference-photos-1978-1992/): print The CDSG Annual Conference Photos 1978-1992 St. Babs VII, Galveston, 1989 at Fort Travis St Babs VIII, Baltimore & Potomac, 1990 at Fort Carroll St. Babs IX, Narragansett Bay, 1991 at Fort Adams St. Babs X, Los Angeles & San Diego, 1992 at Battery Osgood, Fort MacArthur St. Babs I New York, 1978 St.
- [The CDSG Annual Conference Photos 1993-2002](https://cdsg.org/the-cdsg-annual-conference-photos-1993-2002/): print The CDSG Annual Conference Photos 1993-2002 St. Babs XVI, Tampa Bay, 1998 at Fort DeSoto St. Babs XV, New York, 1997 at Battery Potter, Fort Hancock St. Babs XIV, Delaware River, 1996 at Fort Delaware St. Babs XIII, Puget Sound, 1995 at Battery Wansboro, Fort Flagler St. Babs XII, Pensacola & Mobile 1994 at
- [The CDSG Annual Conference Photos 2003-2012](https://cdsg.org/the-cdsg-annual-conference-photos-2003-2012/): print The CDSG Annual Conference Photos 2003-2012 St. Babs XXVI, Galveston, 2008 at Fort Travis St. Babs XXVII, Baltimore & Washington, 2009 at Aberdeen Proving Ground St Babs XXVIII, Puget Sound, 2010 at Battery Wansboro, Fort Flagler St. Babs XXIX, Narrangansett Bay, 2011 at Fort Adams St. Babs XXX, Great Lakes, 2012 at Fort Ontario
- [The CDSG Fund and the CDSG Website](https://cdsg.org/the-cdsg-fund-and-the-cdsg-website/): print The CDSG Fund and the CDSG Website Terrance McGovern, Glen Williford, and Mark Berhow, Trustees The CDSG Fund supports the efforts of the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc., by raising funds to support preservation and interpretation efforts concerning seacoast defenses around the United States. Website Support One of the main interpretive efforts of the
- [Fort Casey & Fort Ebey, Whidby Island](https://cdsg.org/fort-casey-fort-ebey-whidby-island/): Fort Casey & Fort Ebey, Whidby Island Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound Steven Kobylk Fort Casey Update: October 28, 2017 -Saturday, August 18, 2018 has been selected as the date to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reinstallation of the 3-inch and 10-inch guns at Fort Casey as well as dedicating the new interpretative project.
- [FORTS WORDEN & FLAGLER, PUGET SOUND](https://cdsg.org/forts-worden-flagler-puget-sound/): print FORTS WORDEN & FLAGLER, PUGET SOUND The CDSG Ambassadors to the Puget Sound forts are Dan Rowbottom and Steve Kobylk. Dan has provided us with the following information concerning Fort Worden and Fort Flagler The information on Fort Worden is as of May 29, 1999, Fort Flagler May 13, 2000. Location Update April 2013:
- [THE COLUMBIA RIVER](https://cdsg.org/the-columbia-river/): print FORT SUMTER May 21, 2017 CANNONS CONSERVED THROUGH ADOPT-A-CANNON PROGRAM AT FORTS SUMTER AND MOULTIRE. For the past six years, the National Park Service has partnered with the Warren Lasch Conservation Center, a part of Clemson University, to conserve historic metals at Fort Sumter National Monument. Through the Adopt-a-Cannon Program, the Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie
- [Fort MacArthur – Upper Reservation March 2006](https://cdsg.org/fort-macarthur-upper-reservation-march-2006/): print THE HARBOR DEFENSES OF LOS ANGELES Fort MacArthur – Upper Reservation March 2006 Current Site Name: The Fort MacArthur Museum – Angels Gate Park Current Site Owner(s): City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Current Site Supervisor: Stephen Nelson, Historic Site Director/Curator Physical Address: Fort MacArthur Museum, Osgood-Farley Historic Site, 3601 South
- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Hancock](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representative-site-visit-report-fort-hancock/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: (Military Name/Harbor Defense) Fort Hancock Date of Visit: 22 April 2006 Current Site Name: Fort Hancock/Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area. United States Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook Site Use: (Park, School, Private Ownership, Landfill, Etc.) National Park/USCG Station Is the Site open to the Public?
- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort DuPont](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representative-site-visit-report-fort-dupont/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort Name: Fort DuPont / Harbor Defenses of the Delaware Current Site Name: Governor Bacon Health Center/Fort DuPont State Park/Delaware National Guard Date of Visit: August 16 2007 Site Use: Medical Center / Recreation / DE National Guard / State Surplus Is the Site open to the Public?: Limited
- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Cape May Military Reservation, New Jersey](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representative-site-visit-report-cape-may-military-reservation-new-jersey/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Cape May Military Reservation, New Jersey Update August 2005 . During the fall 2004 and winter 2005 the Army Corps of Engineers conducted a beach replenishment program at Cape May Point, NJ. The result of this project was to return the Battery 223 site to dry land. Unfortunately, the
- [CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort John Custis](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representive-site-visit-reports-fort-john-custis/): print CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort John Custis Fort Name: Fort John Custis & Fishermans Island Military Reservation, Smith Island & Mockhorn Island Base-End Stations – Lower Chesapeake Bay Harbor Defenses Current Site Name: Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge & Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuge Dates of Visits: 9 November 2007 Site
- [CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Story](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representive-site-visit-reports-fort-story/): print CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Story Fort Name: Fort Story – Lower Chesapeake Bay Harbor Defenses Current Site Name: Fort Story Dates of Visit: 10 March 2007 Site Use: Army Transportation, Marine Corps Recon, Navy EOD, Coast Guard (new lighthouse), Virginia Harbor Pilots Association (tower next to the new lighthouse) Is the site
- [CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports  Fort Monroe](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representive-site-visit-reports-fort-monroe/): print CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Monroe Fort Name: Fort Monroe – Hampton Roads Harbor Defenses Current Site Name: Fort Monroe Dates of Visits: 2006 Site Use: US Army, HQ Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), other smaller Army & Navy commands, automated Coast Guard lighthouse. Is the site open to the public? Yes, depending
- [CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Norfolk](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representive-site-visit-reports-fort-norfolk/): print CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Norfolk Fort Name: Fort Norfolk Current Site Name: Fort Norfolk Date of Visit: 8 July 2007, by Phil Payette and John Weaver Site Use: The site is a park operated by the Norfolk Historical Society, however it is owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers who have
- [CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Wool](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representive-site-visit-reports-fort-wool/): print CDSG Representive Site Visit Reports Fort Wool Fort Name: Fort Wool – Hampton Roads Harbor Defenses Current Site Name: Fort Wool Dates of Visits: 12 May 2007, by Phil Payette & Gordon Bliss Site Use: city park, City of Hampton. Is the site open to the public? Yes, depending on Homeland Security Defense conditions
- [CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort De Soto](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-representative-site-visit-report-fort-de-soto/): print CDSG REPRESENTATIVE SITE VISIT REPORT Fort De Soto Fort Name: Fort De Soto / Tampa Bay Date of Visit: 12-15-2002 Current Site Name: Fort De Soto Park Site Use: County Park Is the Site open to the Public?: Yes Dates and Hours of Operation: Mon ­ Sun , Dawn to Dusk What type of
- [CDSG Events](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-events/): print CDSG Events See NEW CDSG website for info: https://cdsg.org/cdsg-calendar-and-events/
- [U.S. Seacoast Defense Construction 1781-1948: A Brief History](https://cdsg.org/united-states-seacoast-defense-construction-1781-1948-a-brief-history/): print U.S. Seacoast Defense 1781-1948: A Brief History The First, Second, and Third Systems, 1794-1860 When the United States gained its independence in 1783, its remaining seacoast defenses were in poor condition. war scares in 1794 and 1807 caused Congress to appropriate money for fortifications to guard key harbors. These programs are called the First
- [The Civil War Era, 1861-1865](https://cdsg.org/united-states-seacoast-defense-construction-1781-1948-a-brief-history-the-civil-war-era-1861-1865/): print U.S. Seacoast Defense 1781-1948: A Brief History Black Point Battery, a Civil-War era battery in San Francisco, CA (Golden Gate National Recreation Area) The Civil War Era, 1861-1865 The urgencies of the Civil War required that fortifications be constructed rapidly and at minimal cost. Third-System forts were completed, but new construction was primarily of
- [Modern U.S. Harbor Defense Construction 1886-191 The Endicott and Taft Boards](https://cdsg.org/modern-u-s-harbor-defense-construction-1886-191-the-endicott-and-taft-boards/): print U.S. Seacoast Defense 1781-1948: A Brief History Modern U.S. Harbor Defense Construction, 1886-1917; The Endicott and Taft Boards During the years following the termination of harbor defense construction in the 1870s, several advances took place in the design and construction of heavy ordnance, including the development of breech-loading, longer-ranged cannon, increasingly made of steel
- [Plans and Projects Between the Wars 1917-1940](https://cdsg.org/plans-and-projects-between-the-wars-1917-1940/): print U.S. Seacoast Defense 1781-1948: A Brief History Plans and Projects Between the Wars, 1917-1940 The years after the turn of the century were very productive in the design and building of naval guns and gunnery. By 1915, several foreign battleships could outrange any harbor defense weapon in the United States. Moreover, the high firing
- [United States Coast Defense Sites After 1950](https://cdsg.org/united-states-coast-defense-sites-1945-2011/): print U.S. Coast Defense Sites After 1950 Joel W. Eastman, Bolling W. Smith, and Mark A. Berhow Fort DeSoto County Park, St. Petersburg, FL With the tide of World War II shifting toward the Allies after 1942 and the heavy demands for the production of war material for the mobile army, navy, and the air
- [Basic Research in Textual Records at the National Archives: Coast Artillery Forts from the Endicott-Taft Era through WWII](https://cdsg.org/basic-research-in-textual-records-at-the-national-archives-coast-artillery-forts-from-the-endicott-taft-era-through-wwii/): print Basic Research in Textual Records at the National Archives: Coast Artillery Forts from the Endicott-Taft Era through WWII Bolling Smith & Glen Williford There are different reasons to consult the records of the National Archives – subjects may be topical, such as submarine mining, or geographic, such as a particular fort or harbor defense.
- [LIST OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS First and Second System Forts](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-seacoast-fortifications-first-and-second-system-forts/): print LIST OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS First and Second System Forts When the War of 1812 began, the projects were essentially complete; at which time the results of the three programs— 1794, 1798, and 1807—were about as follows, all works being in good condition unless otherwise stated: Passamaquoddy: Fort Sullivan, erected on Moose Island in
- [LIST OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS Third System Forts 1820-1867](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-seacoast-fortifications-third-system-forts-1820-1867/): print LIST OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS Third System Forts 1820-1867 Name -Location -Notes -current status Fort Sullivan -Eastport, ME -Second System blockhouse & battery -buildings only Fort Edgecomb -Wiscasset, ME -Second System blockhouse & battery -state park Fort Knox -Bucksport, ME -Third System fort -state park Fort Popham -Popham Beach, ME -Third System fort -state
- [LIST OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS US Coast Defense Fortifications (Based on sites provided with appropriations)](https://cdsg.org/list-of-american-seacoast-fortifications-us-coast-defense-fortifications-based-on-sites-provided-with-appropriations/): print LIST OF AMERICAN SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS US Coast Defense Fortifications (Based on sites provided with appropriations) Some of the best surviving examples of the 1870s fortifications are at Fort Wadsworth in New York City, Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Fort Pulaski near Savannah, and Battery Cavallo at Fort Baker in San Francisco. Note: Many of these
- [FORT ROSECRANS](https://cdsg.org/fort-rosecrans/): print FORT ROSECRANS Point Loma /1899-1958/ Navy Base, Natl. Cem. Cabrillo N.M. Battery Ashburn (BCN #126 – /2/16″ CBC 1943-1948 modified by Navy Battery Whistler – 4/12″M 1916-1942 guns from DeSoto, extensively modified Battery White – 4/12″ M 1916-1942 Battery Wilkeson – 2/10″ DC 1900-1943 Battery Calef/2/10″/DC/1900-1943 Battery Strong 2/ 8″ BCLRN 1941-1946 BCN #237
- [FORT PIO PICO](https://cdsg.org/fort-pio-pico/): print FORT PIO PICO North Island /1906-1919 (to Navy 1935)/ Naval Air Station/X Battery Meed – 2/ 3″ P 1902-1919 guns to Rosecrans, destroyed Pio Pico – 2/90 mm F 1942-1943 guns later moved to AMTB Fetterman
- [FORT EMORY](https://cdsg.org/fort-emory/): print FORT EMORY Coronado Heights Former Navy radio facility, currently used for training BCN#134 – 2/16″ CBC 1944 NC unofficially named Gatchell Battery Grant (BCN #239) – 2/ 6″ SBC 1943-1946 Imperial – 4/155 mm PM AMTB Cortez/2/90 mm/F/1943-1946/Coronado Beach MR, Silver Strand, destroyed
- [FORT MacARTHUR (Upper Reservation & Lower Reservations)](https://cdsg.org/fort-macarthur-upper-reservation-lower-reservations/): print FORT MacARTHUR (Upper Reservation & Lower Reservations) San Pedro, CA 1885-1975, currently Air Force housing, & city park Battery Osgood & Farley – 2/14″ DC 1917-1944 Battery Leary & Merriam – 2/14″ DC 1917-1944, converted to HECP, 1944 Battery “Erwin” – 2/14″ RY 1926-1946/1 emplacement. L.R. (covered), 2 emplacements L.R. (dest) Battery Barlow &
- [White Point Military Reservation](https://cdsg.org/white-point-military-reservation/): print White Point Military Reservation San Pedro currently Air Force housing, & county park Battery Bunker (BCN #127) – 2/16″ CBC 1944-1948
- [Long Point Military Reservation](https://cdsg.org/long-point-military-reservation/): print Long Point Military Reservation Pt. Vicente (Rancho Palos Verdes) city park /KK Battery Barnes (BCN #240) – 2/ 6″ SBC 1944-195? Long Point – 2/155 mm PM 1942 dest.
- [BolsaChica Military Reservation](https://cdsg.org/bolsachica-military-reservation/): print BolsaChica Military Reservation north of Huntington Beach , private, state reserve BCN #128 2-16″ CBC 1944 NC destroyed Battery Harrison (BCN #242) 2- 6″ SBC 1944-1948 destroyed Bolsa Chica 2-155 mm PM 1942
- [Milagra Ridge Military Reservation](https://cdsg.org/milagra-ridge-military-reservation/): print Milagra Ridge Military Reservation Pacifica, Golden Gate National Recreation Area (BCN#130) – (2/16″ CBC) planned, not built BCN#244 – 2/ 6″ SBC 1948-1950 armed post war, guns from Ft. Columbia
- [FORT FUNSTON](https://cdsg.org/fort-funston/): print FORT FUNSTON Lake Merced 1917-1975 Golden Gate National Recreation Area Battery Davis – 2/16″ CBC 1939-1948 prototype 16 casemated battery Battery Howe – 4/12″ M 1919-1945 guns from Ft. W. Scott, destroyed Battery Bruff – 2/ 5″ P 1919-1919 guns from Ft. W. Scott, destroyed unnamed – 4/155 mm PM 1930s destroyed by erosion
- [FORT MILEY](https://cdsg.org/fort-miley/): print FORT MILEY Lands End 1900-1948 VA Hospital, Golden Gate NRA Fort Miley 1945 Battery Livingston – 8/12″ M 1900-1943 Battery Springer – 8/12″ M 1900-1943 Battery Chester – 2/12″ DC & 1/12″ BC1898-1943 two guns replaced 1920s Battery Lobos – 2/ 6″ NP 1943-1945 Navy guns BCN#243/2/ 6″/SBC/1948-1949/ Battery Call – 2/ 5″ P
- [FORT WINFIELD SCOTT](https://cdsg.org/fort-winfield-scott/): print FORT WINFIELD SCOTT Presidio of San Francisco (1852) 1885-1995 Presidio Trust and Golden Gate NRA Battery Dynamite – 3/15″ Pneumatic 1894-1904 converted to HECP, WWII Battery Lancaster – 3/12″ DC 1899-1918 partially buried for bridge Battery Godfrey – 3/12″ BC 1895-1943 Battery Saffold – 2/12″ BC 1898-1943 Battery Howe – 8/12″ M 1895-1920 1
- [FORT MASON](https://cdsg.org/fort-mason/): print FORT MASON Black Point 1852-1975 Golden Gate NRA Spanish War – 2/ 8 BC 1898-1910 converted Rodman rifles Burnham – 1/ 8″ DC 1900-1909 gun & carr to Ft. Columbia, built on
- [FORT McDOWELL](https://cdsg.org/fort-mcdowell/): print FORT McDOWELL Angel Island 1852-(1928)1947 state park Knox Point – 2/ 8″ Rod 1898-1900 converted Rodman rifles Battery Drew – 1/ 8″ BC 1898-1915 Battery Wallace – 1/ 8″/DC/1901-1915 Battery Ledyard – 2/ 5″ P 1901-1915 guns to Miley
- [FORT BAKER](https://cdsg.org/fort-baker/): print FORT BAKER Lime Point 1867-2004 Golden Gate NRA Battery Spencer – 3/12″ BC 1893-1943 1 gun removed 1918 Battery Kirby – 2/12″ DC 1900-1941 1 gun replaced 1933 Battery Cavello – 3/ 8″ Rod 1900-1910 converted Rodman rifles Battery Duncan – 2/ 8″ BC 1898-1917 Battery Wagner – 2/ 5″ BP 1901-1917 Battery Yates
- [FORT BARRY](https://cdsg.org/fort-barry/): print FORT BARRY Point Bonita 1905-1975 Golden Gate NRA BCN#129 – 2/16″ CBC 1943 NC guns were at emplacement Battery Alexander – 8/12″ M 1901-1943 Battery Mendell – 2/12″ DC 1901-1943 Battery Wallace – 2/12″ BCLR 1919-1948 casemated WWII Battery Guthrie – 2/ 6″ P 1905-1946 Battery Smith – 2/ 6″ P 1905-1946 Battery Rathbone
- [FORT CRONKHITE](https://cdsg.org/fort-cronkhite/): print FORT CRONKHITE Tennessee Point 1937-1975 Golden Gate NRA Battery Townsley – 2/16″ CBC 1940-1948 unnamed – 2/ 3″ P 1940s training battery
- [Fort Stevens Historical Photos](https://cdsg.org/fort-stevens-historical-photos/): print Fort Stevens Historical Photos From the Greg Hagge collection Base End Station 12 inch railway mortor parked at Fort Stevens
- [Battery David Russell](https://cdsg.org/battery-david-russell/): print Battery David Russell Battery: David Russell Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: Bvt. Major General David A. Russell, killed in action at Opequan, VA, Sept. 19, 1864. G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904. Battery David Russell in 2003. Battery David Russell 1930s Current Status & Comments: Battery Russell is open to the public with
- [Battery Walker](https://cdsg.org/battery-walker/): print Battery Walker Battery Name: Walker Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: Col. Leverett H. Walker, CAC, died Oct. 29, 1907 GO 15, Jan, 28, 1905 West Battery 1897 Battery Walker (right) and entrance to Battery Mishler (left) 2003 Current status: Open to public, maintained by state park. The concrete and metal in this
- [Battery Lewis](https://cdsg.org/battery-lewis/): print Battery Lewis Battery Name: Lewis Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: Capt. Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, GO 43, Apr. 4, 1900 Battery Walker and Battery Lewis (2003) 10 inch gun on M1894 disappearing carriage installing a gun at the West Battery (later Lewis & Walker), 1894 Current status: Open
- [Battery Lyman Mishler](https://cdsg.org/battery-lyman-mishler/): print Battery Lyman Mishler Battery Name: Lyman Mishler Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: Brevet Capt. Lyman Mishler, killed in action at Valverde, NM, Feb. 21, 1862, G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904 Battery Mishler 1930s Current status: Battery Mishler is being maintained by the Oregon State parks. The interior is visited during designated Battery
- [Battery 245](https://cdsg.org/battery-245/): print Battery 245 Battery Name: 245 Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: not named Current status: excellent shape, battery open to public. In 1985 the State of Oregon installed two 5 inch guns in navy turrets in the emplacements. Information from RCW Form 1 (date): March 1, 1945 Battery commenced: Oct. 28, 1942 Battery
- [Battery James Pratt](https://cdsg.org/battery-james-pratt/): print Battery James Pratt Battery Name: James Pratt Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: Brevet Capt. James P. Pratt, killed in action at Bethesda Church, VA May 29, 1864, GO 20, Jan. 25, 1906 Battery Pratt 2008 Battery Pratt 1920s Current status: excellent, clean, open, and being restored. A replica gun barrel is in
- [Battery Constant Freeman](https://cdsg.org/battery-constant-freeman/): print Battery Constant Freeman Battery Name: Constant Freeman Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: Bvt. Col. Constant Freeman, died Feb. 24, 1824, GO 194, Dec. 27, 1904 Battery Freeman inside the old Civil War earthwork, 1936 Current status: destroyed 1941, all traces removed Information from RCW Form 1 (date): June 25, 1922 Battery commenced:
- [Battery Elias Smur](https://cdsg.org/battery-elias-smur/): print Battery Elias Smur Battery Name: Elias Smur Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: 3rd Lt. Eias P. Smur, died Oct 19, 1814 of wounds received at the Battle of Lyon’s Creek, Upper Canada, GO 194, Dec. 27, 1904. Battery Smur 2006 Battery Smur 1900s Current status: intact, clean, maintained by the park Information
- [Battery No. 6](https://cdsg.org/battery-no-6/): print Battery No. 6 90 mm M3 fixed mount Battery Name: No. 6 Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Stevens Eponym: not named Current status: gun blocks remain Battery Drawing (Form 7) Information from RCW Form 1 (date): Jan. 1, 1944 Battery commenced: June 10, 1943 Battery completed: construction completed June 30, 1943, armament installed Dec.
- [Fort Canby Historical Photos](https://cdsg.org/fort-canby-historical-photos/): print Fort Canby Historical Photos From the Greg Hagge collection
- [Fort Canby Civil War Batteries](https://cdsg.org/fort-canby-civil-war-batteries/): print Fort Canby Civil War Batteries
- [Battery Harvey Allen](https://cdsg.org/battery-harvey-allen/): print Battery Harvey Allen Battery Name: Harvey Allen Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Canby Eponym: Lt. Harvey A. Allen, died Sept. 20, 1882. GO 194, Dec. 27, 1904. Emplacement #3 Battery Harvey Allen (2003) Battery Allen (1930s) Battery Allen 1935 (Edwin Bartcher) Current status: All 3 emplacements are clean and open to the public.
- [Battery Elijah O'Flyng](https://cdsg.org/battery-elijah-oflyng/): print Battery Elijah O’Flyng Battery O’Flyng 2003 Battery Name: Elijah O’Flyng Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Canby Eponym: Ensign Elijah T. O’Flyng, died Sept. 18, 1814 of wounds received at the Battle of Ft. Erie, Upper Canada. GO 194, Dec. 27, 1904. Current status: emplacement clean, accessible by trail. On Coast Guard property. Information from
- [Battery Francis L. Guenther](https://cdsg.org/battery-francis-l-guenther/): print Battery Francis L. Guenther Battery Name: Francis L. Guenther Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Canby Eponym: Brig. Gen. Francis L. Guenther, died Dec. 5, GO 13, Mar. 27, 1922. Battery Guenther (2003) Battery Guenther 1930 Battery Guenther pit 2003 Current status: clean, in good shape. On Coast Guard Property Information from RCW Form 1
- [Battery 247](https://cdsg.org/battery-247/): print Battery 247 Battery Name: 247 Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Canby Eponym: not named Current status: excellent shape, battery open to public. Information from RCW Form 1 (date): March 1, 1945 Battery commenced: Feb. 9, 1943 Battery completed: Aug. 31, 1944 Date of transfer: Oct. 28, 1944 Material of construction: reinforced concrete Cost to
- [AMTB Battery No. 2](https://cdsg.org/amtb-battery-no-2/): print AMTB Battery No. 2 90 mm M3 mount Battery Name: No. 2 Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Canby Eponym: not named Current status: ? Battery Drawing (Form 7) Information from RCW Form 1 (date): Jan. 1, 1944 Battery commenced: June 10, 1943 Battery completed: construction completed June 30, 1943, armament installed Dec. 24, 1943
- [Fort Columbia Historic Photos](https://cdsg.org/fort-columbia-historic-photos/): print Fort Columbia Historic Photos All photos from the Greg Hagge collection, various dates
- [Units Assigned to the HDCR](https://cdsg.org/units-assigned-to-the-hdcr/): print Units Assigned to the HDCR Insignia for the 18th CA Regiment (left) and the 249th CA Regiment (right) Units Assigned to the Harbor Defenses of the Columbia during 1907-1916 33rd Company, CAC 34th Company, CAC 93rd Company, CAC 126th Company, CAC 160th Company, CAC Units Assigned to the Harbor Defenses of the Columbia during
- [Fort Columbia Garrison Buildings](https://cdsg.org/fort-columbia-garrison-buildings/): print Fort Columbia Garrison Buildings Barracks Barracks (rear) Adminstration Building Officers Quarters (Duplex) Commanding Officers Quarters Hospital Hospital (interior hall) Hospital room Non Commissioned Officers Quarters Quartermaster Storage Fire House Hostital Stewards Quarters Guardhouse Ordnance Storehouse Surgeon’s Quarters (1938 photo) now destroyed Bakery (1938 photo) now destroyed Mine storage building (left) and Post Exchange (right)
- [Fort Columbia Fire Control, Mine, and Power](https://cdsg.org/fort-columbia-fire-control-mine-and-power/): print Fort Columbia Fire Control, Mine, and Power entrance to Radio Switchboard room/old mine casemate Main Power Room switchboard, 1930s Fire Control Hill entrance to Mine Casemate
- [Battery Jules Ord](https://cdsg.org/battery-jules-ord/): print Battery Jules Ord Battery Name: Jules Ord Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Columbia Eponym: Lt. Jules G. Ord, killed in action San Juan Hill, Cuba July 3, 1898, GO 194, Dec. 27, 1904 Battery Ord 2008. Battery Ord as completed Third emplacement Battery Ord entrance to Battery Ord’s third emplacement 2008. Current status: main
- [Battery William Murphy](https://cdsg.org/battery-william-murphy/): print Battery William Murphy Battery Name: William Murphy Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Columbia Eponym: Capt. William C. Murphy, killed in action Aug. 14, 1900 at Tanavan, Batangas I, the Philippines, GO 194, Dec. 27, 1904. Battery Murphy 2008. Battery Murphy, 1930s Current status: clean, excellent shape, open to the public. The Hodges hoists are
- [Battery Frank Crenshaw](https://cdsg.org/battery-frank-crenshaw/): print Battery Frank Crenshaw Battery Name: Frank Crenshaw Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Columbia Eponym: Capt. Frank F. Crenshaw, died June 5, 1900, of wounds received in action at Payapa, Batagas I., the Philippines, GO 194, Dec. 27, 1904 Battery Crenshaw 2008 M1898 3 inch gun on M1898 masking parapet mount Current status: clean, good
- [Battery 246](https://cdsg.org/battery-246/): print Battery 246 Battery Name: Battery Construction Number 246 Harbor: Columbia River Location: Fort Columbia Eponym: not named Battery 246 in 2008 Battery 246 late 1945 (NARA) Current status: -State of Washington retrieved two guns from Fort McAndrews, Argentia, Newfoundland, and restored them, and installed them in Battery 246 in 1994. The battery is in
- [Battery Kinzie](https://cdsg.org/battery-kinzie/): print Battery Kinzie Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Brig. Gen. David H. Kinzie, U.S. Army who died Jul. 5, 1904. (G.O. 245, Dec. 13, 1909) Battery Kinzie 2010 Battery Kinzie (Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: Clean, open to the public
- [Battery Joseph Ash](https://cdsg.org/battery-joseph-ash/): print Battery Joseph Ash Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Capt. (Bvt. Lt. Col.) Joseph P. Ash, 5th UIS. Cavalry, KIA at Todd’s Tavern, VA May 8, 1864 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Battery Ash 1930s (Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum) Current status: Clean, open to the public
- [Battery James Powell](https://cdsg.org/battery-james-powell/): print Battery James Powell Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Maj. James E. Powell, 25th Missouri Volunteers, Capt. 1st U.S. Infantry, KIA at Shiloh, TN, Apr. 6, 1862 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: four guns removed 1918, 1920, the other four 1943 Fort Worden, 1930s, (Greg Hagge Collection) Current status:
- [Battery Henry Benson](https://cdsg.org/battery-henry-benson/): print Battery Henry Benson Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Capt. Henry Benson, 2nd US Artillery, who died Aug. 11, 1862 of wounds received in action at Malvern Hill, VA Aug. 5, 1862 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Battery Benson, 1920s (Fort Worden Coast Artillery Museum) Current status: Clean, open
- [Battery Augustus Quarles](https://cdsg.org/battery-augustus-quarles/): print Battery Augustus Quarles Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Capt. Augustus Quarles, 15th U.S. Infantry, KIA at Churubusco, Mexico, Aug. 20, 1847 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: Clean, open to the public
- [Battery Alanson Randol](https://cdsg.org/battery-alanson-randol/): print Battery Alanson Randol Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Maj. (Bvt. Brig. Gen.) Alanson M. Randol, U.S. Vol. and 1st U.S. Artillery who died May 7, 1887. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Battery Quarles and Battery Randol Historical Notes and Comments: guns removed 1918-20 Current status: Clean, open to the public
- [Battery Amos Stoddard](https://cdsg.org/battery-amos-stoddard/): print Battery Amos Stoddard Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Maj. Amos A. Stoddard, 1st U.S. Artillery, who died May 11, 1813 of wounds received in action at Fort Meigs, OH Apr. 28, 1813. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Battery Stoddard 6 inch DC at Fort Worden (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments:
- [Battery Cornelius Tolles](https://cdsg.org/battery-cornelius-tolles/): print Battery Cornelius Tolles Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Capt. (Bvt. Col.) Cornelius W. Tolles, U.S. Volunteers and 13th U.S. Infantry, who died Nov. 8, 1864 of wounds received in action at Newtown, VA, Oct. 16, 1864. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Battery Tolles, 1920s (Puget Sound Coast Artillery Collection) Battery Tolles B
- [Battery Thomas Vicars](https://cdsg.org/battery-thomas-vicars/): print Battery Thomas Vicars Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: 1st Lt. Thomas A. Vicars, 27th U.S. Infantry, KIA at Bayan, Island of Mindanao, the Philippines, May 2, 1902. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Battery Vicars Battery Vicars (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: guns removed 1918-20 Current status: Clean, open to the
- [Battery Haldimand Putnam](https://cdsg.org/battery-haldimand-putnam/): print Battery Haldimand Putnam Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Col. Haldimand S. Putnam, 7th New Hampshire Vol. (Capt. Corps of Engineers) KIA at Fort Wagner, SC, Jul 18, 1863. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Battery Putnam 3 inch gun at Puget Sound (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: Clean, open
- [Battery Samuel Walker](https://cdsg.org/battery-samuel-walker/): print Battery Samuel Walker Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Worden Eponym: Lt. Col. Samuel H. Walker, Texas Mounted Rangers (Capt. US Mounted Rifles) KIA at Huamanlta, Mexico Oct. 9, 1847. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Battery Walker Battery Walker (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: Clean, open to the public
- [Battery Seymour](https://cdsg.org/battery-seymour/): print Battery Seymour Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: Maj. (Bvt. Maj. Gen.) Truman Seymour, 5th U.S. Cav. who died Oct. 30, 1891. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Fort Casey mortars (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: four guns removed 1918-20 Current status: clean open
- [Battery Alexander Schneck](https://cdsg.org/battery-alexander-schneck/): print Battery Alexander Schneck Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: Lt. Col. Alexander D. Schneck, Artillery Corps, who died Sept. 16, 1905. (G.O. 20, Jan. 25, 1906) Fort Casey mortars, most likely Battery Schneck (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: clean open
- [Battery Henry Kingsbury](https://cdsg.org/battery-henry-kingsbury/): print Battery Henry Kingsbury Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: Col. Henry W. Kingsbury, 11th Conneticutt Vols. (1st Lt. 5th US Artillery), who died on Sept. 18, 1862 of wounds recieved in action at Antietam, MD Sept. 17, 1862. Fort Casey 10 inch DC gun (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status:
- [Battery James Moore](https://cdsg.org/battery-james-moore/): print Battery James Moore Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: Brig. Gen James Moore, Continental Army, who died Apr. 9, 1777. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Fort Casey 10 inch DC (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status:
- [Battery William Worth](https://cdsg.org/battery-william-worth/): print Battery William Worth Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: Brig. Gen. William S. Worth, U.S. Army, who died Oct. 16, 1904. (G.O. 20, Jan. 25, 1906) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: guns re instaled in 1963, battery being restored by state and volunteers
- [Battery John Valleau](https://cdsg.org/battery-john-valleau/): print Battery John Valleau Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: 1st Lt. John Valleau, 13th U.S. Inf. KIA at Queenston Heights, Canada, Oct. 13, 1812. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: guns removed 1918-20 Current status: clean open
- [Battery Thomas Parker](https://cdsg.org/battery-thomas-parker/): print Battery Thomas Parker Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: 2nd Lt. (Bvt. 1st Lt.) Thomas D. Parker, U.S. Army, KIA at Gaines Mill, VA June 22, 1862. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Guns removed 1918 Current status: battery on Seattle Pacific University property
- [Battery Isaac Van Horne](https://cdsg.org/battery-isaac-van-horne/): print Battery Isaac Van Horne Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: Capt. Isaac Van Horne, Jr. 19th U.S. Inf. KIA at Fort Mackinac, MI, Aug. 4, 1814. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: clean open
- [Battery John Trevor](https://cdsg.org/battery-john-trevor/): print Battery John Trevor Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Casey Eponym: 1st Lt. John Trevor, 5th U.S. Cav. who died Sept. 29, 1864 of wounds recieved in action at Winchester, WV, Sept. 19, 1864. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: two guns were reemplaced in 1963 Current status: clean open to the
- [Battery Wilhelm](https://cdsg.org/battery-wilhelm/): print Battery Wilhelm Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: Capt. William H. Wilhelm, 21st U.S. Inf. who died on June 12, 1901 from wounds received in action at Lipa, Luzon, the Phillipines on June 10, 1901. (G.O. 16, Feb. 14, 1902) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: clean open
- [Battery Henry Bankhead](https://cdsg.org/battery-henry-bankhead/): print Battery Henry Bankhead Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: Maj. (Bvt. Maj. Gen.) Henry C. Bankhead, US Army, 4th U.S. Cav., who died Jan. 9, 1894. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Battery Bankhead, 1920s-30s (Greg Hagge Collection) Historical Notes and Comments: four guns removed 1918 Current status: clean open
- [Battery Revere](https://cdsg.org/battery-revere/): print Battery Revere Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: Col (Bvt. Brig. Gen.) Paul J. Revere U.S. Vol. (20th Mass. Vol. Inf.) who died July 4, 1863 of wounds received at Gettysburg, PA on July 2, 1863. (G.O. 120, Jan. 25, 1906) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: clean open
- [Battery Rawlins](https://cdsg.org/battery-rawlins/): print Battery Rawlins Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: Brig. Gen. (Bvt Maj. Gen.) John A. Rawlins, U.S. Army, Sect of War from Mar. 11, 1869 until his death Sept. 6, 1869. (G.O. 120, Jan. 25, 1906) Historical Notes and Comments: guns removed 1918-20?, modified for AA mounts 1942 Current status: clean open
- [Battery James Caldwell](https://cdsg.org/battery-james-caldwell/): print Battery James Caldwell Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: Capt. James H. Caldwell, Voltiguers, who died Sept. 18, 1847 of wounds recieved in action at Paso Ovejas, Mexico Aug. 10, 1847. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: all guns removed 1918 Current status: clean open
- [Battery John Grattan](https://cdsg.org/battery-john-grattan/): print Battery John Grattan Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: Bvt. 2nd Lt. John L. Grattan, 6th U.S. Inf. KIA near Ft. Laramie, NB Aug. 19 1854. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: guns removed 1918 Current status: clean open
- [Battery Lee](https://cdsg.org/battery-lee/): print Battery Lee Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: 2nd Lt. Walter Hatch Lee, Corps Engineers, KIA at Lipa, Luzon, the Phillipines June 10, 1901. (G.O. 16, Feb. 14, 1902) Historical Notes and Comments: guns removed 1918-20 Current status: clean open
- [Battery Edward Downes](https://cdsg.org/battery-edward-downes/): print Battery Edward Downes Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: 1st Lt. Edward E. Downes, 1st U.S. Inf. KIA at Salcedo, Samar, the Philippines June 23, 1901. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: clean open
- [Battery Thomas Wansboro](https://cdsg.org/battery-thomas-wansboro/): print Battery Thomas Wansboro Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Flagler Eponym: 2nd Lt. Thomas A. Wansboro, 7th U.S. Inf. KIA at El Caney, Cuba, July 1, 1898. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Two 3 inch guns (one M1903 army, one Navy) installed in 1963. Current status: clean open
- [Battery Francis Nash](https://cdsg.org/battery-francis-nash/): print Battery Francis Nash Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Ward Eponym: Brig. Gen. Francis Nash, Continental Army, who died Oct. 17, 1777, of wounds received in action at Germantown, PA Oct. 4, 1777 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: on private property, not open to the public
- [Battery William Warner](https://cdsg.org/battery-william-warner/): print Battery William Warner Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Ward Eponym: 1st Lt. (Bvt. Capt.) William H. Warner, U.S. Topographical Engineers, KIA against Indians in the Sierra Nevada Mtns, CA, Sept. 26, 1849. (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: on private property
- [Battery John Vinton](https://cdsg.org/battery-john-vinton/): print Battery John Vinton Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Ward Eponym: Capt. (Bvt. Maj.) John L. Vinton, 3rd Artillery, KIA at Vera Cruz, Mexico Mar. 22, 1847 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: clean, open to the public on park property, magazine level filled with earth
- [Battery Thornburgh](https://cdsg.org/battery-thornburgh/): print Battery Thornburgh Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Ward Eponym: Major Thomas T. Thornburgh, 4th U.S. Infantry, KIA against Indians on the Milk River, CO, Sept. 29, 1879. G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904. Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: clean, open to the public on park property,
- [Fort Ward Garrison Buildings](https://cdsg.org/fort-ward-garrison-buildings/): print Fort Ward Garrison Buildings Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Beans Point, Bainbridge Island, WA Years active military: 1890-1953 Admin building 1995 Post Exchange 1995 NCO quarters 1995 Barracks 1985 Status: remaining buildings generally privately owned
- [Fire Control Structures at Fort Ward](https://cdsg.org/fire-control-structures-at-fort-ward/): print Fire Control Structures at Fort Ward Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Beans Point, Bainbridge Island, WA Years active military: 1890-1953 Status: destroyed??, on private property Status: destroyed?? on park property Status: now part of a house on private property Status: destroyed, on park property Status: partially buried on park property
- [Submarine Mine Facilities at Fort Ward](https://cdsg.org/submarine-mine-facilities-at-fort-ward/): print Submarine Mine Facilities at Fort Ward Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Beans Point, Bainbridge Island, WA Years active military: 1890-1953 ALL Fort Ward mine facilities have been destroyed, buried or significantly altered. All are on private property
- [Searchlights at Fort Ward](https://cdsg.org/searchlights-at-fort-ward/): print Searchlights at Fort Ward Harbor: Puget Sound Descriptive location: Beans Point, Bainbridge Island, WA Years active military: 1890-1953 Status: destroyed, on private property
- [Fort Whitman Mine Wharf](https://cdsg.org/fort-whitman-mine-wharf/): print Fort Whitman Mine Wharf Fort Whitman Descriptive location: Goat Island, WA
- [Fort Whitman Mine Casemate](https://cdsg.org/fort-whitman-mine-casemate/): print Fort Whitman Mine Casemate Fort Whitman Descriptive location: Goat Island, WA
- [Fort Whitman BC/Mine Prime](https://cdsg.org/fort-whitman-bcmine-prime/): print Fort Whitman BC/Mine Prime Fort Whitman Descriptive location: Goat Island, WA
- [Fort Whitman Radio Room](https://cdsg.org/fort-whitman-radio-room/): print Fort Whitman Radio Room Fort Whitman Descriptive location: Goat Island, WA
- [Fort Whitman Searchlight](https://cdsg.org/fort-whitman-searchlight/): print Fort Whitman Searchlight Fort Whitman Descriptive location: Goat Island, WA
- [Battery Harrison](https://cdsg.org/battery-harrison/): print Battery Harrison Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Ward Eponym: Col. George F. E. Harrison, U.S. Army who died Mar. 26, 1909. (G.O. 245, Dec. 13, 1909) Historical Notes and Comments: Historical Notes: Guns removed 1946 Current status: clean, open to the public on wildlife reserve property,
- [Battery Robert Mitchell](https://cdsg.org/battery-robert-mitchell/): print Battery Robert Mitchell Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Middle Point Eponym: 1st Lt. Robert B. Mitchell, Artillery Corps, U.S. Army, who died May 17, 1904 (G.O. 194, Dec. 27, 1904) Historical Notes and Comments: emplacement modified from RCW to include stairs. see below Current status: clean, open to the public on park property
- [Battery Construction Number 248](https://cdsg.org/battery-construction-number-248/): print Battery Construction Number 248 Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Fort Ebey Eponym: none Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: open to public
- [Battery Construction Number 131](https://cdsg.org/battery-construction-number-131/): print Battery Construction Number 131 Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Camp Hayden Eponym: none Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: interiot closed, battery open to the public
- [Battery Construction Number 249](https://cdsg.org/battery-construction-number-249/): print Battery Construction Number 249 Harbor: Puget Sound Location: Camp Hayden Eponym: none Historical Notes and Comments: Current status: accessible, interior closed
- [The 14th Coast Artillery Regiment](https://cdsg.org/the-14th-coast-artillery-regiment/): print The 14th Coast Artillery Regiment From the History of the Western Defense Command From the days of the American Revolution in 1779 until the year 1901, all artillery units of our Army, of all calibers and weights, were part of the Artillery Corps of the United States Army. On February 2, 1901, the Artillery
- [CDSG newsletter](https://cdsg.org/no-title/): print The Abobe Acrobat Reader program is required to view and print these files, click links to download. Sample Coast Defense Journal issue (Volume 24, Issue 4, November 2010) Archive moved to new newsletter page .
- [CDSG PRESS presents Endicott-Taft Reports](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-press-presents-endicott-taft-reports/): print CDSG PRESS presents Endicott-Taft Reports as reported by the Secretaries of War to the U.S. Congress Originally published by the Government Printing Office in 1886 and 1906 to report to the United States Congress the recommendations reached by two civilian-military boards on the future of U.S. coastal defenses. The Endicott Board Report was formally
- [Gallery of American Seacoast Artillery & Fortifications](https://cdsg.org/gallery-of-american-seacoast-artillery-fortifications/): print Gallery of American Seacoast Artillery & Fortifications 12-inch gun on M1917 barbette carriage, Battery Hearn, Fort Mills (Corregidor Island), Manila Bay, the Philippines (photo by Terry McGovern). 10-inch gun at Battery Worth, Fort Casey, Puget Sound, WA, 2001 American Seacoast Artillery in the Phillipines (14-inch and 12-inch) 14-inch and 12-inch Seacoast Artillery at the
- [Coast Artillery: Searchlights](https://cdsg.org/coast-artillery-searchlights/): print Coast Artillery: Searchlights searchlight at Fort Stevens jetty By the time of the Taft Board Report in 1906, the importance and use of searchlights was of a high priority. The Board recommended the installation of 36-inch and 60-inch searchlights and their electrical plants at all defended harbors, after their proper location was determined by
- [Coast Artillery: Submarine Mine Defenses](https://cdsg.org/coast-artillery-submarine-mine-defenses/): print Coast Artillery: Submarine Mine Defenses USAMP Gen. E.O.C. Ord at the dock, ready to load mines and associated equipment. NARA Still Pictures, 111-SC-WWI, #91555. Definition of a Controlled Mine (TM 2160-20, 1930) A controlled submarine mine, as employed by the United States Army, was a watertight steel case, containing explosive and a firing device,
- [Index to "Forts of Wherever & Everywhere" Series By Robert D. Zink](https://cdsg.org/index-to-forts-of-wherever-everywhere-series-by-robert-d-zink/): print Index to “Forts of Wherever & Everywhere” Series By Robert D. Zink Ser. # /Subject/ News-Journal citation 1 /Maine/ Vol. 3, Iss. 1, Nov 88, pp. 3-5 2 /Portland, ME/ Vol. 3, Iss. 2, Feb 89, pp. 9-15 3/ Portsmouth, NH/ Vol. 3, Iss. 3, May 89, pp. 8-12 & Vol. 5, Iss. 1,
- [Proceedings of the Board of Engineers: 1887-1905](https://cdsg.org/proceedings-of-the-board-of-engineers-1887-1905/): print Proceedings of the Board of Engineers: 1887-1905 The National Archives in Washington, D.C., (Archives I), has three boxes of typewritten proceedings of the Board of Engineers, 1887-1905, in Record Group 77, Entry 462. This Board of Engineers was the continuation of the board created in 1816 to oversee the Third System of Fortifications. Until
- [Aerial Photograph Collection of Harbor Defense Forts](https://cdsg.org/aerial-photograph-collection-of-harbor-defense-forts/): print Aerial Photograph Collection of Harbor Defense Forts A number of aerial photographs of the various harbor defense installations were taken by the Signal Corps from 1920s to the beginning of World War II. The collection includes photo sets of the following defenses: Baltimore (16 photos), Boston (74 photos), Canal Zone (29 photos), Charleston (14
- [Engineer Notebooks 1900-1922](https://cdsg.org/engineer-notebooks-1900-1922/): print Engineer Notebooks 1900-1922 The engineer assigned to each harbor defense kept a notebook on the defense structures that were located in a given harbor defense. They maintained a ledger, a journal, and memorandum log for the batteries, the fire control structures, the electrical generators, the searchlights, the torpedo (mine) structures, and in some cases,
- [Quartermaster Buildings: Records and Plans](https://cdsg.org/quartermaster-buildings-records-and-plans/): print Quartermaster Buildings: Records and Plans (Summary only, for illustrations please download the full article) The non-tactical buildings, the buildings necessary to house, supply, and administer the garrison, as well as the wide variety of structures needed to make life bearable in the often isolated posts, vastly outnumbered the batteries, and represented the greater reality
- [U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps 1901-1950](https://cdsg.org/u-s-army-coast-artillery-corps-1901-1950-2/): print U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps 1901-1950 Information on the organization of the coast artillery corps, unit histories and unit insignia has been researched by a variety of authors. The CDSG has published a series of articles on the organnization of the CAC. We have a webpage dedicated to Coast Artillery Corps Organization which has
- [CDSG Fund and CDSG Press Offers](https://cdsg.org/cdsg-fund-and-cdsg-press-offers-page/): print CDSG Fund and CDSG Press Offers Donate a Copy of the First Edition of American Seacoast Defenses and Historic Fortification Preservation Handbook The CDSG Fund and CDSG Press is pleased to announce a joint plan to encourage our members to recommend owners and their staffs that deal with the “care and feeding” of former
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