[Loscho_Enews] Fwd: Washington's Mysterious Seacoast Forts

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(Poster cant be forwarded using this email program.  If you want i can get
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From: "Cameron Johnson" <CJohnson at ci.everett.wa.us>
Date: Aug 20, 2012 12:51 PM
Subject: Washington's Mysterious Seacoast Forts
To: "Cameron Johnson" <CJohnson at ci.everett.wa.us>

 Hello,****

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I thought your members might be interested in this event at Everett Public
Library at 2pm Sunday Sept. 16. I’m attaching a poster as well, in case
you’d like to post it or pass it on.****

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A hundred years ago, seacoast forts like Flagler, Casey, and Worden were
the sentinels of Puget Sound. Built with acres of concrete, bristling with
coastal defense guns, they housed hundreds of soldiers and artillerymen.
But what were they guarding against?****

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Bill Woodward, Professor of American History at Seattle Pacific University,
discusses “Those Mysterious Seacoast Forts,” at 2pm Sunday September 16 at
the Everett Public Library Auditorium, 2702 Hoyt in Everett. ****

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Washington’s seacoast forts are state parks now, a playground for dogs and
kids, but a hundred years ago they were a defense network. The first was
built after the Civil War and guarded the Columbia River, but within a
generation they covered all approaches to Puget Sound. What were the
threats they meant to deter, were those threats real, and what effect, if
any, does any of this have to do with us today? ****

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Woodward says the fears that gave rise to these forts still echo today, and
help explain both how Americans see the world and how we rely on new
technologies to “guarantee” security.   ****

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This event is free. ****

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For further information, please call 425-257-8000.****

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Cameron A. Johnson****

Programs Coordinator****

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Everett Public Library****

2702 Hoyt Avenue****

Everett, WA  98201****

425-257-7640 (tel)****

425-257-8016 (fax)****

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As little as possible,****

As much as necessary.****

                —R. Daneel Olivaw****

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