4221 x 2814 px | 35,7 x 23,8 cm | 14,1 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
août 2013
Lieu:
Murray Circular Road at East Road, towards US Coast Guard Station and Golden Gate Bridge, Fort Baker
Informations supplémentaires:
By the 1890s, the US War Department was concerned about the state of the country's seacoast fortifications and made recommendations to modernise and re-arm all existing sea-ports. The 'Endicott Board', named after Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, ranked San Francisco as the most important harbour defence on the Pacific Coast. Fort Baker was built between 1902 and 1910 to house the soldiers at eight new 'Endicott' batteries on the north side of the Golden Gate Strait. In contrast to the dark, cramped and often infested 19th century frontier barracks, those at Fort Baker were large, well ventilated, having clean, running water and modern indoor toilet facilities. There were also concerns with the health and education of the soldiers, so the fort also had a 12-bed hospital and fully equipped gymnasium, that housed a reading room, post exchange (which functioned as both a small store and lunch room), and even a bowling alley. The fort has 24 historic army buildings, built in a Colonial Revival Architectural Style, clustered around a main parade ground. Advection Fog is common in the Bay area during summer, when warm air from the land overrides cold air over the sea, so is cooled to its dewpoint.
