There were simply too many extraordinary images to share. Here are just a few more... and then some.
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250th Coastal Defense Gun Emplacement at St. Peters Head, Battery No.1
Chiniak Point, Kodiak Island. 2014
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The remains of the 8 inch gun after its demise.
At least 100ft away from it's base at the top of the hill.
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WW2 Ammunition Bunker at St. Peters Head. Battery No. 1.
Chiniak Point, Kodiak Island. 2014
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Inside the same bunker.
One day, I hope these graffiti artists realize how disrespectful this is.
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WW2 Pill Box at St. Peters Head, Battery No. 1.
Chiniak Point, Kodiak Island. 2014 |
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Construction of Fort Greely. Base buildings consisted
of wooden structures, Quonset huts and tents.
Photo Credit: Baranov Museum. |
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250th Coast Artillery Regiment- Robert E. Metcalf.
Photo: from his daughter, Jane Metcalf |
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One heck of a view from Chiniak Point. |
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Arctic Lupines. |
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WW2 Housing- a Quonset hut found in some random yard along the way. |
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Quonset Hut in Fort Greely. 1943.
Photo: Levi Ballard, c/o R.C.A.F. Corporal. Killip's collection. |
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The huts slept about 12 men and were often built 4ft into the ground
for protection but primarily to contain the heat
during the cold Alaskan winters. |
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Now, one historical storage shed. Do they have any idea? |
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R.C.A.F. Mess Hall in Fort Greely. 1943 |
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How would you like this in your front yard?
A grown over WW2 gun emplacement along the
coastal dirt road to the base. 2014
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Frequent and strong crosswinds may have caused this
AAF P-39 accident at Chiniak Point. 1943. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXU34zOKOnzL23J6hsu9tFS7RTk46o3HsVCfXDGs4Dr7s8v0XhRudZOUFZfRj4DerCjpE3I29WeuLQ3iFTmyDWx-WMQtlbRqNbeSPzNK5gDfeQPQ641LcYKU_60NETRaChHi1A31k82Ww/s400/Chiniak+Runway+Me.jpg) |
Representing at the Northeast end of the air strip. |
And that's a wrap from day two in this sweet little fishing town filled with an unknown yet important history. Kodiak leaves an impression on you. As I sit
here I can still smell the sweet clean air that envelopes this Alaskan Island. One
day Kodiak. I'll be back.
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