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Fort Worden - Battery Kinzie
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Fort Worden - Battery Kinzie
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created by EX9
on 11/3/2007 5:24 AM
last modified by EX9
on 11/3/2007 6:25 AM
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One two/three floor structure. There are tons of entrances into this large concrete and rusted steel battery. It's sitting overlooking a bluff right on the water. Take some pictures and enjoy some laid back exploration. Head down to the beach for a nice picnic perhaps?
I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS AT NIGHT. The Park Rangers may not like that however.
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Type: Building
Status: Active
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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Address
200 Battery Way
Port Townsend, Washington
United States
Owner: Washington State / Federal Government
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This is a very safe site, open to the public. Great for a quick UE. There is a small amount of flooding (inches at most) from the occasional heavy rain storm. Some doors are welded shut to make it safe for general public. I DID notice some small crevices that a thinner explorer might make into an interesting run OR just a really long pitfall to death.
You will most likely not be alone inside the fortification seeing as how this is an open state park frequented by out of state campers. There is also a 24 hour Park Ranger station that has rangers patrolling at fairly regular intervals. WATCH YOUR SPEED if you drive in - GREAT place to get a ticket for going over 10mph
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24 hour guard
welded doors
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Rope, you could find some places to climb down.. gloves or towelettes if you're a clean freak. Sandels if you cruise down to the beach :-)
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"Fort Worden, along with the heavy batteries of Fort Flagler and Fort Casey, once guarded nautical entrance to Puget Sound. These posts, established in the late 1890s, became the first line of a fortification system designed to prevent a hostile fleet from reaching such targets as the Bremerton Naval Yard and the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett. Construction began in 1897 and continued in one form or another until the fort was closed in 1953. The property was purchased as a state park in 1955. Fort Worden is named after Rear Admiral John L. Worden" Quoted from http://www.parks.w...orden/history.aspx
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Mike Dijital on 9/30/2014 9:35 PM.
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on Sep 30 14 at 21:35, Mike Dijital validated this location
on Sep 28 14 at 17:22, 11023517141 deleted 10 pictures from gallery May 2014
on Sep 28 14 at 17:18, 11023517141 added some pictures to a gallery
on Sep 28 14 at 17:16, 11023517141 created a new gallery
on Feb 7 10 at 4:34, Steed validated this location
on Feb 6 10 at 23:08, jokeplayer added some pictures to a gallery
on Feb 6 10 at 23:08, jokeplayer added some pictures to a gallery
on Feb 6 10 at 23:07, jokeplayer updated gallery Day trip
on Feb 6 10 at 23:01, jokeplayer created a new gallery
on Nov 4 07 at 1:50, Emperor Wang validated this location
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