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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Sound Island |
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All photos from 6 June 2004 or 25 June 2005 |
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This photo is taken on from the concrete porch in from of the shelter for Searchlight 9. Note the steel plates on the wooden doors. |
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The shelter for Searchlight 9 as seen from the combination Distant Electric Control (DEC) station and Signal Station 2. |
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The ladder to the roof of the shelter for Searchlight 9 |
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A view of the doors from inside the searchlight shelter. Note the light switches still in place by the door. |
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The hatch that is on the roof of the shelter for Searchlight 9. Note the pipe that served as a conduit for the power lines |
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A view from the roof of the shelter for Searchlight 9 |
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This tree just in front of the shelter for Searchlight 9 still has power lines and an electric insulator attached to it. |
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The combination DEC for Searchlight 9 and SS # 2. This is a two room concrete structure. |
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Me at the entrance to the DEC / SS No. 2 |
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This is the DEC / SS No. 2 |
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Inside the DEC / SS No. 2 |
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A fuse box inside the DEC / SS No. 2 |
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The roof of the DEC / SS No. 2 |
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The side of the DEC / SS No. 2 |
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The power building foundation is to the left. Note the logs piled up next to it. |
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This is one of the collapsed Quonset huts on the Island. |
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This is a pile of old cement bags. |
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This collapsed wooden structure rests on an extensive concrete foundation. |
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This is the view to the north. Searchlight 9 was in charge of observing Neva Strait. |
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This is another view of Neva Strait from Sound Island. |
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This is Sound Island from Neva Strait. |
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