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		01100011 on Oct 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Brief Introduction to Military Pillboxes Reminds me of the fortifications you still find all over coastal WA state which were built to defend the waterways during WWII from a feared Japanese invasion. I loved running around them as a kid. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/camp-hayden-abandoned-ww...

evil-olive on Oct 22, 2023 [–]

many of the fortifications date back even farther, to the late 19th century

Triangle of Fire - The Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound (1897-1953): https://www.historylink.org/file/7524

Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend is the one I'd recommend visiting if you could only see one.

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