Fort Canby

Location (military name): Fort Canby
Harbor: Columbia River
Location: Cape Disappointment
Years active military: 1852-1947
Named for : Brevet Major General Edward R.S. Canby, killed by Modoc Indians, Lava Beds, CA, Apr. 3, 1873, G.O. 5, June 28, 1875.

Current Status:
Current name of site: Fort Canby State Park
USCG Station Cape Disappointment
Multiple Owners: yes
Public Owners/Agency: State of Washington, Dept. of Rec. & Parks
U.S. Coast Guard Cape Disappointment
Private Owners: no
Public accessibility: Yes
Museum/Interpretive Center: yes
Other Facilities: state park, camping, boating, beach access,
two lighthouses
Contact address/Information:
Internet Links:

 

Columbia River Map Sets (Forts Canby, Columbia & Stevens: downloadable PDF files):

1921 series, 1934 series, 1946 series

 

Structures:
Pre-1890s structures: 3 Rodman batteries built 1863 (no trace remains)
Garrison structures: yes (none remain)
Fire Control: several
Mine Project: no structures at Canby
Emplacements/Batteries:
Name / armament / Serv. Years / notes
Harvey Allen / 3-6" DC / 1906-1945 / 3 guns rem. 1918, 2 repl.
Elijah O'Flyng / 2-6" DC / 1906-1918 / guns to Allen 1918
Francis L. Guenther / 4-12" M / 1922-1943 / guns from Clark
BCN 247 / 2-6" SBC / 1944-1946 /
AMTB #2 / 2 -90 mm FM / 1944-1946 /
Panama mounts: none
AA batteries: none
Radar: SCR 296 (x2), SCR 681, SCR 548
Temporary mounts: none

 

Set of Drawings for the Columbia River batteries in PDF format are available on the CDSG Publications CD ROM

Photographs:

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Notes/History/Post-coast artillery military use/Comments: Part of reservation transferred to the Coast Guard and the rest to the State in 1950s. State Park developed in the 1960s. All garrison structures have been destroyed. State built the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center on the parapet of Battery Allen in the 1980s.