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Fort MacArthur / Battery Osgood bunkers : Fort MacArthur is a former U.S. Army installation in San Pedro, California named for General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. In 1888 President Grover Cleveland designated an area overlooking San Pedro Bay as an unnamed military reservation intended to improve the defenses of the expanding Los Angeles harbor area. Additional land was purchased in 1897 and 1910, and Fort MacArthur was formally created on October 31, 1914. The fort was a training center during World War I, and the first large gun batteries for harbor defense were installed in 1917. The effectiveness of these fixed gun emplacements was debated for many years, and test firings were extremely unpopular with nearby residents. By the end of World War II the large guns were already being removed, with the last decommissioned in 1948. Battery Osgood-Farley is probably the best preserved example of a United States coastal defense gun emplacement, and it was placed it on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Fort MacArthur / Battery Osgood bunkers

Fort MacArthur is a former U.S. Army installation in San Pedro, Califo ...

Updated: Jul 29, 2006 4:34pm PST

Inyo Mountains, June 2006 :

Inyo Mountains, June 2006

Updated: Jun 26, 2006 11:09am PST

Panamint Valley Trip April 2006 :

Panamint Valley Trip April 2006

Updated: Apr 17, 2006 11:35pm PST

Panamint Valley Trip Feb 2006 :

Panamint Valley Trip Feb 2006

Updated: Feb 20, 2006 12:48am PST

NoCal Trip 10/05 :

NoCal Trip 10/05

Updated: Oct 17, 2005 11:30am PST

Morris Camp Nevada Oct 2003 :

Morris Camp Nevada Oct 2003

Updated: Jul 16, 2005 5:05pm PST

Mojave Trip May 2004 :

Mojave Trip May 2004

Updated: Jul 16, 2005 4:55pm PST

Panamint Valley Trip Feb 2004 :

Panamint Valley Trip Feb 2004

Updated: Jul 16, 2005 4:54pm PST

Western Nevada Trip Mar 2005 :

Western Nevada Trip Mar 2005

Updated: Jul 16, 2005 2:42pm PST

East Mojave Feb 2005 :

East Mojave Feb 2005

Updated: Jul 16, 2005 12:47pm PST

Redding Trip 2005 :

Redding Trip 2005

Updated: Jul 16, 2005 11:49am PST

Pipes Canyon Sep 2004 :

Pipes Canyon Sep 2004

Updated: Jul 15, 2005 7:08pm PST

Redding Trip 2003 :

Redding Trip 2003

Updated: Jul 16, 2005 12:54pm PST

Panamint Valley Trip Mar 2004 :

Panamint Valley Trip Mar 2004

Updated: Jul 15, 2005 6:14pm PST

Panamint Valley Nov 2003 :

Panamint Valley Nov 2003

Updated: Jul 15, 2005 1:20pm PST

Panamint Valley Trip Oct 2004 :

Panamint Valley Trip Oct 2004

Updated: Jul 15, 2005 12:55pm PST

Belfort Aug 2004 :

Belfort Aug 2004

Updated: Jul 15, 2005 12:19pm PST

Owens Valley Trip Aug 2004 :

Owens Valley Trip Aug 2004

Updated: Jul 15, 2005 12:01pm PST

East Mojave Area May 2004 :

East Mojave Area May 2004

Updated: Jul 15, 2005 11:25am PST

NoCal Trip July 2005 :

NoCal Trip July 2005

NoCal 10/06 :

NoCal 10/06

Updated: Oct 31, 2006 4:40pm PST

Panamint Valley Feb 2007 :

Panamint Valley Feb 2007

Updated: Feb 19, 2007 7:52am PST

Tombstone, AZ Oct 07 :

Tombstone, AZ Oct 07

Updated: Oct 13, 2007 9:19pm PST