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Fort Whitman (Washington) was an Endicott Board fortification on Goat Island, Puget Sound, Washington state, just offshore of La Conner,^[1] a part of the Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound.^[2] It comprised a single 4 gun 6" DC battery, Battery Harrison, and mine control structures. The usual barracks and other support facilities were temporary and built for the duration, excepting a caretaker's quarters. It protected the confined back passage east of Fidalgo Island, Skagit Bay.^[3]

Except during wartime, the fort remained on caretaking status throughout its existence.^[4]

References

^ "Fort Whitman". CDSG.org. Coast Defense Study Group. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ Kaufmann, J (Sep 1, 2007). Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present. Da Capo Press, Sep 1, 2007. p. 338. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Evans-Hatch, Gail; Hatch, D. Michael (2005). Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 243. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Evans-Hatch, Gail; Hatch, D. Michael (2005). Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 247. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

Fortwiki site [1]

48°21′48.8″N 122°32′09.4″W / 48.363556°N 122.535944°W / 48.363556; -122.535944

[CDSG-1] "Fort Whitman". CDSG.org. Coast Defense Study Group. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

[Kaufmann-2] Kaufmann, J (Sep 1, 2007). Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present. Da Capo Press, Sep 1, 2007. p. 338. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[3] Evans-Hatch, Gail; Hatch, D. Michael (2005). Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 243. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[4] Evans-Hatch, Gail; Hatch, D. Michael (2005). Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service. p. 247. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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	'''Fort Whitman''' (Washington) was an [[Endicott Board]] fortification on Goat Island, [[Puget Sound]], [[Washington state]], just offshore of [[La Conner]],<ref name=CDSG>{{cite web\|title=Fort Whitman\|url=http://cdsg.org/old/HDPSdata/whitman.htm\|website=CDSG.org\|publisher=Coast Defense Study Group\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref> a part of the [[Harbor Defense Command\|Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound]].<ref name=Kaufmann>{{cite book\|last1=Kaufmann\|first1=J\|title=Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present\|date=Sep 1, 2007\|publisher=Da Capo Press, Sep 1, 2007\|page=338\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref> It comprised a single 4 gun 6" DC battery, [[Battery Harrison]], and mine control structures. The usual barracks and other support facilities were temporary and built for the duration, excepting a caretaker's quarters. It protected the confined back passage east of [[Fidalgo Island]], [[Skagit Bay]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Evans-Hatch\|first1=Gail\|author2=Hatch, D. Michael\|title=Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study\|date=2005\|publisher=U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service\|page=243\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref> ~~By World War II, the six-inch DCs were no longer required; the main armament was 37mm AMTB guns.~~		'''Fort Whitman''' (Washington) was an [[Endicott Board]] fortification on Goat Island, [[Puget Sound]], [[Washington state]], just offshore of [[La Conner]],<ref name=CDSG>{{cite web\|title=Fort Whitman\|url=http://cdsg.org/old/HDPSdata/whitman.htm\|website=CDSG.org\|publisher=Coast Defense Study Group\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref> a part of the [[Harbor Defense Command\|Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound]].<ref name=Kaufmann>{{cite book\|last1=Kaufmann\|first1=J\|title=Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present\|date=Sep 1, 2007\|publisher=Da Capo Press, Sep 1, 2007\|page=338\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref> It comprised a single 4 gun 6" DC battery, [[Battery Harrison]], and mine control structures. The usual barracks and other support facilities were temporary and built for the duration, excepting a caretaker's quarters. It protected the confined back passage east of [[Fidalgo Island]], [[Skagit Bay]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Evans-Hatch\|first1=Gail\|author2=Hatch, D. Michael\|title=Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study\|date=2005\|publisher=U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service\|page=243\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref>

	Except during wartime, the fort remained on caretaking status throughout its existence.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Evans-Hatch\|first1=Gail\|author2=Hatch, D. Michael\|title=Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study\|date=2005\|publisher=U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service\|page=247\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref>		Except during wartime, the fort remained on caretaking status throughout its existence.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Evans-Hatch\|first1=Gail\|author2=Hatch, D. Michael\|title=Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Wash.): historic resources study\|date=2005\|publisher=U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service\|page=247\|accessdate=20 December 2015}}</ref>