Fort Carrew (Yakutat, Alaska)

USA / Alaska / Yakutat / Yakutat, Alaska

Second World War 1939-1945, artillery battery, closed / former military, United States Army

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Point Carrew Garrison facilities included an ammunition storage facility, four 155mm guns on Panama mounts, a CA Garrison, warehouses, a small dock on the Ankau Inlet, a plotting room, powerhouses, a pump house, quarters buildings, a mess hall, a post exchange, a motor shed, and a garbage dump. It was active between 1940 and 1946.

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Coordinates: 59°33'24"N 139°50'23"W

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