Battery Russell Oregon 6 is a photograph by Bob Christopher which was uploaded on January 29th, 2015.
Battery Russell Oregon 6
Battery Russell is located near Fort Stevens, Oregon. It is one of the most interesting historic sites that I have had the opportunity to see and to... more
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Battery Russell Oregon 6
Artist
Bob Christopher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/digital
Description
Battery Russell is located near Fort Stevens, Oregon. It is one of the most interesting historic sites that I have had the opportunity to see and to photograph in the USA. Fort Stevens (1) and Battery Russell had the distinction of being the only stateside installation attacked by enemy forces since the war of 1812 when a Japanese submarine I-25 fired 17 shells close to Battery Russell. The Battery did not return the fire because the submarine was out of range of its older guns. The submarine left without inflicting any damage. Part of the Harbor Defense of the Columbia.
Battery Russell (1904-1944) - Battery Russell was built at Fort Stevens (1) between Mar 1903 and Aug 1904 and was transferred for service 12 Aug 1904 at a cost of $125,000. Battery Russell was named for Bvt. Major General David A. Russell who was killed in action 19 Sep 1864 at Opequan, Virginia, during the U.S. Civil War (earlier in his career he served as commander of Fort Yamhill). Deactivated 29 Dec 1944 upon completion of Battery 245.
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January 29th, 2015
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Comments (2)
Bob Christopher
Hi Brian...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Abandoned group site. I appreciate it very much...Cheers Bob
Hany Jadaa Prince John Photography
Beautiful composition; great perspective and depth and colour with awesome leading lines. Great read as well.
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Hany...Thank you for your lovely comment and your compliment on my image. I appreciate it very much...Bob
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