Travel Photography Photos tagged as fort_stevens
This is now a large field, but during WWII held many buildings used as housing (barracks?) for soldiers stationed at Fort Stevens
Some old military equipment is on display at the fort, especially near the Museum, including this searchlight. It was used during WWII to look for enemy aircraft at night.
This shipwreck is on the beach at Fort Stevens and is a popular destination for people visiting the park.
This is all that's left of the Peter Iredale, a four masted British sailing ship that was wrecked on Oregon's coast October 25, 1906. All 27 crew and two stowaway's were rescued.
This is what the barracks area looked like when Fort Stevens was in active use, not the empty field it is today.
Many of the large concrete gun batteries are still in place, although most of the guns have been removed.
This is the mouth of the Columbia River, graveyard of many ships.