Castroville Amphibious Training Area (site)

USA / California / Castroville /
 Second World War 1939-1945, military, historical layer / disappeared object
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On 15 September 1942, the United States Navy acquired by condemnation from Martin Estate Company, et al. 269.68 fee acres, 154.89 acres of submerged land, and 3.82 easement acres for a total of 428.39 acres. The site was used as an amphibious training center, a radio direction-finder station, and as Bombing Target Number 8 (B.T. No. 8). B.T. No. 8 was established on 29 April 1944 as a subordinate activity of Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Watsonville, California. The Naval Radio Station was established in 1943, with the function of Naval radio and direction finder. On 2 February 1965, the U.S. Coast Guard transferred the total 428.39 acres to the General Services Administration (GSA). It is not known when or how the site came to the Coast Guard from the Navy, nor what department of the Coast Guard it was under. GSA transferred the total acreage, which included 424.57 fee acres (including the 154.89 submerged lands) and 3.82 easement acres, to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife on 27 June 1973. The site became the Salinas National Wildlife Refuge.

www.corpsfuds.com/reports/INPR/J09CA0781inpr.pdf
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Coordinates:   36°44'27"N   121°47'57"W

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  • This is the polygon according to US Army Corps of Engineers, FUDS Program. Please leave things alone if you can't take the time to research something before messing with a tag.
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