This reminded me of a similar thing here in Washington state - Fort Worden, Fort Flagler, and Fort Casey were coastal artillery batteries that are now state parks. At Fort Worden in particular,...
Before becoming a nature reserve, the area was the site of an ancient abbey and a Tudor artillery battery.
This reminded me of a similar thing here in Washington state - Fort Worden, Fort Flagler, and Fort Casey were coastal artillery batteries that are now state parks. At Fort Worden in particular, the concrete bunkers used for ammunition storage can still be explored by the public.
This is an experimental topic to test out a suggestion I had about possibly posting a random featured Wikipedia article to Tildes once a day.
This reminded me of a similar thing here in Washington state - Fort Worden, Fort Flagler, and Fort Casey were coastal artillery batteries that are now state parks. At Fort Worden in particular, the concrete bunkers used for ammunition storage can still be explored by the public.
Triangle of Fire - The Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound (1897-1953) has some interesting history as well.