Fort Stevens State Park July 17-20

Fort Stevens & Fort Clapsop, Hammond, OR

Fort Stevens dates back to the Civil War.  The fort was built to protect the North against an English invasion from Canada, should the British join the Civil War on the Confederate side. Shots were never fired.  The fort was re-activated during World War II. Mines were placed in the Columbia River to protect it from Japanese invasion.  There was a submarine attack by Japan in 1942.  You can see the expansive barracks in the photo of the diorama.  2500 troops were stationed here. You can still go into several of the bunkers seen in the photos I took and climb up the hill to the lookout towers.