Walking through the abandoned Battery Russell was quite eerie. The long passageways, hidden rooms and the stairways leading to the main gun areas. Imagining the brave soldiers perpetually on guard surveying the ocean for hostiles and seeing the remains of their primitive barracks. We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who is and those who have, served in the Armed Forces. Thank You For Your Service. Join us every Tuesday for more adventures. If you like what we do and would like to support these explores: ✅ Become a Patreon: www.patreon.com/pinintheatlas ✅ Help fuel Tonto: www.paypal.com/paypalme/pinintheatlas ✅ AMAZON WISH LIST: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FJC5W7Z1C19A/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1 Contact us: info4pinintheatlas@gmail.com Website: pinintheatlas.com/
All the smaller windows were gun ports. The larger ones were observation, and machine gun ports. The whole idea was. If you were overrun. You could button up inside the fort, and continue to fight.
“Gly”: Cool place! I’d have fun doing some proximity flying with my drone at that site. It reminds me of the abandoned NIKE missile base my brother and I explored in Wisconsin back in the 70’s.
This place is expansive. I am from a military family (dad and husband, 40 years) I never heard of this fort. Thank you for the tour and the information. Gramma Candy
Hi Steve and Andrea; there is nothing quite as fascinating as an abandoned military establishment, especially one being taken over by nature. As you say, a total mystery as to why in 1942 they were ordered not to fire on a Japanese sub. With the carnage of Pearl Harbor fresh in their memory, I am surprised they didn't let them have it with both barrels!
I had read that they weren't sure of the size of forces behind the attack and didn't want to return fire , as that would signal the forts location. The Columbia was well defended. In the Washington side there's a huge battery that's built into the mountain. When I was in my twenties, there were ladders that went down 30 ' ish into the battery
Always interesting to explore bunkers, gun emplacements, batteries etc. :-) Done so overhere in Europe at some of the Atlantikwall and Maginotline remnants.
I am not sure that I had ever heard of this place, that played a part in history. It's so eerie and silent today, but the history that you related to us, is amazing. Just thinking of the individuals stationed there, and the near misses, and ordeals they encountered is sobering. I join you in honoring them, and their *colleagues. Thank you so much, Andrea and Steven for taking us to places many of us may never visit, in person. You're like "pioneers", in some ways. Thank you, for your efforts, research, and hard work.I 👏🏻💥💛👏🏻
Ahh Rhonda. You are too kind. This is near the border with Washington. There are a few other batteries and forts along the coast. So happy you found it interesting. See you on our next adventure.
Guys , I would love to visit that place. A real vibe and the setting is eerily surreal . The sea shots and the story about Japan …. The cherry on top. Great stuff Andrea and Steve 🤙🏽🙌🏽
Thanks for the visit to Fort Stevens and Battery Russell. It's encouraging that the condition of the structures appears to be as good as when I visited there in the late 1970s, and that grafitti is virtually absent. Really enjoy your videos. 👍❤
As you may notice, they continually pain over graffiti. My cousin carved his name in the stairwell ceiling which they covered. That was decades ago and he has since passed.
@@PinInTheAtlas Across the Columbia river in Washington is Fort Columbia (parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/fort-columbia-state-park) which has most of its buildings still intact, as well as Cape Disappointment with its lighthouse. parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/cape-disappointment-state-park
Enjoy this video a great deal. I like visiting old Forts such as this. I have visited forts and batteries similar to this on the Gulf coast, and the Atlantic coast. There is a battery similar to this one in Hawaii that sits in the park on Waikiki Beach. It is now an amazing museum and tells the visitor how the guns operated. In Europe, I have visited similar such fortifications from both the World War I and World War II. Period.
That is very interesting history you found there about taking fire from a Japanese Submarine, but not returning fire. It seems so hard to imagine in this age of comfort and safety we got used to. .
Hey that's my fort .lol I played and explored that place as a kid, I'm 59 tomorrow. If you follow the trails south of the fort there's buildings and machine gun boxes that have been overtaken by nature when I was 15.
Happy birthday Pete. Hope you have a fun filled day. I bet this fort has changed since you were a kid! There’s a lot to see there. Unfortunately we didn’t have the time to explore the whole area.
Thank you for the B wish! Yes it's change a bit. I was down there two summers ago with my boys. You guys should check out the ghost town of Oyster Vil , WA just a bit of Long Beach Washington. Not much left but lots of history!!! Love your videos!!
@@petegrangaard3921 thank you. I’ll pin it for next time. Glad you’re enjoying our content. New posts every Tuesday 7am PST. See you on our next adventure
I'm sure there's a good conspiracy theory out there somewhere about that submarine... That whole area is so beautiful and fascinating, we're really happy you guys made it up this way! 👍
You know there has to be a juicy one somewhere! Such a fun explore and we were super happy to get up in that area some really fun explores are coming up!
Hello nice to see you are checking out the Ring of Fire area.Sounds like there will be alot more of this type of adventure coming up.p.s. I live about 100 miles from the gun forts in the state of Washington .p.s. at the beginning of this adventure you show a bunker and in front is that massive tree that most likely was a seedling when this all was built. Thank you for the adventure's allways looking forward to more .🙏🤔
Hope you went to the main fort as they have a guided tour which would be dangerous without a guide. They have a big tank type of vehicle that they drive you around to see other big buildings.
When I saw that big tree at the beginning, I knew exactly where you were!!! So sad to see all the graffiti. Hooligans. That whole area is a very cool place to visit.
Neat find and explore! I suspect the Japanese were just testing the fort to see what kind of fire power they had ... and by not firing ... they left without an answer. Compared to what the Germans had with their Atlantic wall ... it was a pretty minor fort. June 6th ... the Allies found out some of the German forts were unfinished and the guns they were worried about were just telephone poles sticking out of the bunkers. Sadly ... it wasn't the case with most of the bunkers!
@@PinInTheAtlas They were really worried about a Japanese invasion at that time of the war. There are several history channels on RUclips which explore the WWII German forts and bunkers and some of them explain what all the features of the fort are for. Many looked similar to what you were seeing here.
Oh ya I know guys. It's pushing me further away though. There are many ads on You Tube that I find down right obscene. Many are rude and some just make me sick to my stomach and now I can't skip them. @@PinInTheAtlas
Walking through the abandoned Battery Russell was quite eerie. The long passageways, hidden rooms and the stairways leading to the main gun areas. Imagining the brave soldiers perpetually on guard surveying the ocean for hostiles and seeing the remains of their primitive barracks.
We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who is and those who have, served in the Armed Forces. Thank You For Your Service.
Join us every Tuesday for more adventures.
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All the smaller windows were gun ports. The larger ones were observation, and machine gun ports. The whole idea was. If you were overrun. You could button up inside the fort, and continue to fight.
Thanks Ken. There were no information boards so we were guessing.
“Gly”: Cool place! I’d have fun doing some proximity flying with my drone at that site. It reminds me of the abandoned NIKE missile base my brother and I explored in Wisconsin back in the 70’s.
It was really cool Gly. Lots to explore there. We barely scratched the surface.
This place is expansive. I am from a military family (dad and husband, 40 years) I never heard of this fort. Thank you for the tour and the information. Gramma Candy
You’re welcome Candy. So happy you enjoyed the tour.
Man your guns😊. What a spectacular find. An important part of history you 2 stepped into.
It certainly was and how much fun to be able to explore a place like this!
@@PinInTheAtlas yes,, so much to explore in one lifetime just not enough time
@@tinadelwiche416 100 wouldn’t be enough T.
@@PinInTheAtlas very true
Love those old forts. They look so cool when they are grown over. Really liked that giant tree at the beginning too. Thank you.
We completely agree they look amazing when they get overgrown Chris!
Hi Steve and Andrea; there is nothing quite as fascinating as an abandoned military establishment, especially one being taken over by nature. As you say, a total mystery as to why in 1942 they were ordered not to fire on a Japanese sub. With the carnage of Pearl Harbor fresh in their memory, I am surprised they didn't let them have it with both barrels!
It’s a n interesting place Brian. Who knows why they were ordered to hold fire! It’s a mystery
I had read that they weren't sure of the size of forces behind the attack and didn't want to return fire , as that would signal the forts location. The Columbia was well defended. In the Washington side there's a huge battery that's built into the mountain. When I was in my twenties, there were ladders that went down 30 ' ish into the battery
@petegrangaard3921 oh we would have loved to explore that place! Yes that makes sense about the sub attack.
I like it, a lot! Not just for the fort and battery, but also the scenery! Reminds me of the years I lived in Washington! Thanks for the tour!
This is so close to Washington also. Stay tuned we have a few videos coming out in that neck of the woods soon!
Always interesting to explore bunkers, gun emplacements, batteries etc. :-)
Done so overhere in Europe at some of the Atlantikwall and Maginotline remnants.
One day we’ll get to Europe and do some exploring. So much to see especially WWII stuff
I am not sure that I had ever heard of this place, that played a part in history. It's so eerie and silent today, but the history that you related to us, is amazing. Just thinking of the individuals stationed there, and the near misses, and ordeals they encountered is sobering. I join you in honoring them, and their *colleagues. Thank you so much, Andrea and Steven for taking us to places many of us may never visit, in person. You're like "pioneers", in some ways. Thank you, for your efforts, research, and hard work.I 👏🏻💥💛👏🏻
Ahh Rhonda. You are too kind. This is near the border with Washington. There are a few other batteries and forts along the coast.
So happy you found it interesting. See you on our next adventure.
Guys , I would love to visit that place. A real vibe and the setting is eerily surreal . The sea shots and the story about Japan …. The cherry on top. Great stuff Andrea and Steve 🤙🏽🙌🏽
Thank you Bernardo this was in an absolutely beautiful area and such history everywhere. Highly recommend a visit here!
Thanks for the visit to Fort Stevens and Battery Russell. It's encouraging that the condition of the structures appears to be as good as when I visited there in the late 1970s, and that grafitti is virtually absent. Really enjoy your videos. 👍❤
There’s some but the park service seems to be keeping on top of it. Great place to explore and lots of history.
As you may notice, they continually pain over graffiti. My cousin carved his name in the stairwell ceiling which they covered. That was decades ago and he has since passed.
Welcome to Oregon!!! I love our coast. It is full of interesting things to do and see. Did you visit the Peter Iredale ship wreck?
Thank you
Yes we certainly did. At low tide too so we’re able to walk all around it. Incredible.
@@PinInTheAtlas Across the Columbia river in Washington is Fort Columbia (parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/fort-columbia-state-park) which has most of its buildings still intact, as well as Cape Disappointment with its lighthouse. parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/cape-disappointment-state-park
Enjoy this video a great deal. I like visiting old Forts such as this. I have visited forts and batteries similar to this on the Gulf coast, and the Atlantic coast. There is a battery similar to this one in Hawaii that sits in the park on Waikiki Beach. It is now an amazing museum and tells the visitor how the guns operated. In Europe, I have visited similar such fortifications from both the World War I and World War II. Period.
We have seen some amazing bunker explores in Europe that we would love to be able to do someday. This was very enjoyable for us!
Another awesome adventure with my pin and coffee ☕ good morning from sunny Florida
Good morning in sunny Florida Raymond. Enjoy your day and the warmth! It’s chilly and damp where we are!
Great job on the videos. It is nice to see that they are covering up the Graffiti, need more of that.
Totally agree about the graffiti Paul. Thanks for the compliment too. Happy you’re enjoying them. Still learning as we go!
Thanks! for a great year of exploring A & S Merry Christmas 🎄
Thanks for your support Colleen. We really appreciate it. Merry Christmas to you too. See you on our next adventure
That is very interesting history you found there about taking fire from a Japanese Submarine, but not returning fire. It seems so hard to imagine in this age of comfort and safety we got used to. .
Yeah we thought the same it was very intriguing to us as well. Love those types of facts that make our minds whirl with wonder!
Some of the smaller mounts were for target range and distance for the guns
Hey that's my fort .lol I played and explored that place as a kid, I'm 59 tomorrow. If you follow the trails south of the fort there's buildings and machine gun boxes that have been overtaken by nature when I was 15.
Happy birthday Pete. Hope you have a fun filled day.
I bet this fort has changed since you were a kid! There’s a lot to see there. Unfortunately we didn’t have the time to explore the whole area.
Thank you for the B wish! Yes it's change a bit. I was down there two summers ago with my boys. You guys should check out the ghost town of Oyster Vil , WA just a bit of Long Beach Washington. Not much left but lots of history!!! Love your videos!!
@@petegrangaard3921 thank you. I’ll pin it for next time. Glad you’re enjoying our content. New posts every Tuesday 7am PST. See you on our next adventure
Cool! Cool! Cool! Love all things old and military! Beautiful scenery with buildings in pretty good conditions. Very nice! Thanks! Bon Voyage!
So do we David!
I'm sure there's a good conspiracy theory out there somewhere about that submarine... That whole area is so beautiful and fascinating, we're really happy you guys made it up this way! 👍
You know there has to be a juicy one somewhere! Such a fun explore and we were super happy to get up in that area some really fun explores are coming up!
It looks very similar to Fort Worden, that is near Port Townsend, WA. It has the same construction style and went active in 1902.
It’s not that far away. We drove near there on our way north. Interesting history.
Hello nice to see you are checking out the Ring of Fire area.Sounds like there will be alot more of this type of adventure coming up.p.s. I live about 100 miles from the gun forts in the state of Washington .p.s. at the beginning of this adventure you show a bunker and in front is that massive tree that most likely was a seedling when this all was built. Thank you for the adventure's allways looking forward to more .🙏🤔
Thanks Case. Yes we have a few Washington explores coming up. Hope you enjoy them equally as much.
This place looks almost identical to Fort Mansfield in Watch Hill Rhode Island another great video thank you
Really we will have to pin that for another explore. Thanks Virginia!
There are a LOT of those bunkers around there!
There are indeed Charles. We weren’t able to explore the whole area unfortunately. Maybe on our next visit.
Another very cool 😎👍 explore love you guys
Thank you Jerrold. Glad you enjoyed our pin.
Hope you went to the main fort as they have a guided tour which would be dangerous without a guide. They have a big tank type of vehicle that they drive you around to see other big buildings.
@@karenclary8592 Unfortunately we didn’t take the tour Karen. Maybe next time
There are some bunkers, not as big as these, in San Pedro, CA called the Mac Arthur bunkers.
We’ve heard about them but never got there. Steve used to work at the port in San Pedro.
Very nice ❤
When I saw that big tree at the beginning, I knew exactly where you were!!! So sad to see all the graffiti. Hooligans. That whole area is a very cool place to visit.
That tree and staircase were just incredible! And sadly yes it seems no monument is allowed to be viewed without graffiti these days…
There are similar structures on the ocean side of Marin county.
Did you guys go north to the fort in Hammond, that's a cool fort. It's been there since the civil war
No we didn’t Peter. Just here. Thanks for the tip. We’ll pin it for next time.
Neat find and explore! I suspect the Japanese were just testing the fort to see what kind of fire power they had ... and by not firing ... they left without an answer. Compared to what the Germans had with their Atlantic wall ... it was a pretty minor fort. June 6th ... the Allies found out some of the German forts were unfinished and the guns they were worried about were just telephone poles sticking out of the bunkers. Sadly ... it wasn't the case with most of the bunkers!
Thanks Norm. Didn’t know that about the Germans. That makes sense about not firing.
@@PinInTheAtlas They were really worried about a Japanese invasion at that time of the war. There are several history channels on RUclips which explore the WWII German forts and bunkers and some of them explain what all the features of the fort are for. Many looked similar to what you were seeing here.
@@normstephens8354 we’ve seen a few of those channels. Very interesting. Thank you
Sorry guys but I just cant handle the forced ads. I think I'll be leaving Google Tube now that it is no longer YOU tube.
Remember though, that’s how we earn our living. But we get where you’re coming from. We’re posting on rumble too
Oh ya I know guys. It's pushing me further away though. There are many ads on You Tube that I find down right obscene. Many are rude and some just make me sick to my stomach and now I can't skip them. @@PinInTheAtlas