Fort Worden Trip

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View looking up to top of heavy shell hoist.

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top end of the heavy shell hoist from the outside. Disapearing gun foundations are located to the right and left of the photo.

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Fire control/observation position.

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view from rear facing toward front of gun line. circular portion of green grass is the foundation for one of the 12in disapearing guns The tiered spaces to either side contain the shell hoists from the bottom floor where the magazines are located. Just off the right side of the photo was the fire control/observation platform where fall of shot could be observed.

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My office window.

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Battery Benson ammo mag.

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pedestrian tunnel connecting Benson with rear area facilities.

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looking at rear section of Battery Henry Benson.

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I'll ain't afraid of no Tactical Nukes!

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exiting the pedestrian tunnel:

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not much left today.

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looking north back towards Battery Benson/Ash

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foundations for optical fire control platforms

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now a mostly empty field behind the big battery complexes:

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forward observation post, almost completely hidden now.

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The forest growth from the position of the observation post. As you can see much time has passed since it was last used, the view of the sound is completely blocked.

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Remains of a newer pre-fab style building....probably installed during or after WWII.

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One of several mortar batteries located at the fort, well back from the gun line and completely invisible from the beach/Sound.

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Towards the right-rear side of each mortar pit sits a small fire control shack. Here is a wood/metal protrusion in which wooden slots with pre-determined coordinates were slid out from the shack for the mortar crews to take their ques from. (talk about pre-digital age)