Fort Whitman
Fort Whitman (Washington) was an Endicott Board fortification on Goat Island, Puget Sound, Washington state, just offshore of La Conner, a part of the Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound.
The fort was named after Marcus Whitman in 1910. It was previously thought that warships could not negotiate Deception Pass, but a Navy gunboat made it through the previous year. Thus it was deemed an important defensive location.
It comprised a single 4 gun 6" DC battery, Battery Harrison, and mine control structures. The usual barracks and other support facilities were temporary and built for the duration, excepting a caretaker's quarters. It protected the confined back passage east of Fidalgo Island, Skagit Bay. By World War II, the six-inch DCs were no longer required; the main armament was 37mm AMTB guns.
Except during wartime, the fort remained on caretaking status throughout its existence.
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