After lunch, we visited the Fort Stevens Military Museum and leaned about the history of the fort. It was started in 1863 to protect the Columbia River from attack by the Confederacy, and was finished one day before Gen. Lee surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. It was added to and mission expanded in subsequent wars up to WWII. As mentioned in earlier posts, the museum had information about Battery Mishler's ability to fire in all directions and about the attack of the Japanese submarine on June 21, 1942.
We also learned about the 6,000 hot air balloons with bombs that were launched in Japan and blown across the Pacific Ocean to land in the US and Canada, some of which did cause death and damage.
We then went out and explored more the fort, including the batteries that faced the Columbia River.
We also explored a display about the underwater mines placed in the Columbia River but which could only be detonated by signal from the command post on the fort.
After walking around in the wind and rain for much of the day, we went back to our cabin at the campground and had a quiet evening.
We also learned about the 6,000 hot air balloons with bombs that were launched in Japan and blown across the Pacific Ocean to land in the US and Canada, some of which did cause death and damage.
We then went out and explored more the fort, including the batteries that faced the Columbia River.
We also explored a display about the underwater mines placed in the Columbia River but which could only be detonated by signal from the command post on the fort.
After walking around in the wind and rain for much of the day, we went back to our cabin at the campground and had a quiet evening.
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