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
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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.
