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Harbor Defenses of Sitka, Alaska |
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LOCATION : Watson Point |
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These photos were taken on 31 December 2004. They show the remaining buildings at Camp Riley, Watson Pt. and 4 of the 5 "multi-plate" type magazines along Cascade Creek Rd. At least one of the magazines along Cascade Creek originally had a 10-15 foot steel pipe that extended the entrance. This was then buried with some rocks and camouflaged. Check out Chris Wiles's photo of a complete "multi-plate" magazine at Dutch Harbor. |
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Watson Point from near the AAAIS tower on the Harbor Mountain Ridge. |
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This warehouse clearly shows its original green paint. It will be demolished soon. |
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The other warehouse at Watson Pt. was demolished during the Fall of 2004. |
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A closer view of the warehouse above |
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The Camp Riley Army firehouse as it appears today. |
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A view in the window of the firehouse shows a typical Army paint scheme, darker color below, lighter color above. |
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Engine No. 1 of the Sitka Volunteer Fire Department sits inside the Army firehouse. The warehouses and old firehouse were used during the construction of the new Sitka fire station. |
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This house along Cascade Creek Rd. Is built on top of the 4th of five ammunition magazines that served Anti Motor Torpedo Boat (AMTB) battery 1 at Watson point. |
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The interior of the second of the five magazines along Cascade Creek Rd. |
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The entrance to the second of the magazines. The first magazines was destroyed. Today a yellow house sits on the foundation. |
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The second entrance to the 2nd of the 5 magazines along Cascade Creek Rd. |
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This is the 3rd magazine.
One can clearly see steel plates that make up the "multi-plate |
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The fifth of the magazines is a house today. |
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The second entrance to the 5th magazine. |
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