Crusty old Joe's
Kodiak Alaska Military History
The official web site of the Kodiak Military History Museum
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Kodiak Alaska Military History, Swampy Acres |
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From the
history of Ft. Greely:
The second Fort Greely chapel, named Faith Chapel, was opened,
in Garrison 2, in June 1942. Theater No. 2, seating 540, opened
in the same area dubbed "Swampy Acres" (from a real-estate sign
designed by a contractor artist and offering choice lots but
stipulating, "Nipponese not wanted"). With the opening of the
"Swampy Acres Palace," the nightly show line at Theater No. 1,
capacity 310, shortened sufficiently so that a soldier could be
reasonably assured of getting in to see the picture.
Digital photos of hilltop site April 8, 2001 by Curt Law
Same hilltop, (4x6 prints) photos by Joe Stevens.
Click on the thumbnail for a 640 x 427 version or on
HI REZ for a 400dpi scan.
The first photo is the view from this hilltop toward Nemetz Park across
Lake Catherine. There are remains of three buildings and a
concrete bunker.
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Ammo bunker. Normally buried.
There are many of these Armco type bunkers in the Buskin River drainage.
This one has all dirt covering removed.
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Remains of a bridge recently patched by ATV users.
The bridge isn't shown on the WWII road maps.
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Swampy Acres Diesel power plant and substation.
All in place and abandoned.
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Annotated image
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From Al Boudreau, ABoudreau (at) cgalaska.uscg.mil 2002 March 9
The engines were Worthington EE-7 series,
basically inline 7 cylinder engines rated for 327 RPM.
I don't have the name of the Manufacture for the Alternator but could look it up if needed (believe they were either GE or Delco).
The Alternators were synchronous style rated for 600 KW at 2400 VAC.
The Exciters were belt-driven, shunt-wound GE series CD-75's rated 15 KW, 125 VDC at 1750 RPM.
The Voltage Regulators were of the manual chain operated rheostatic type.
I'm not sure of the manufacturer but could try and look it up if needed.
The Main Switchboard was designed for 2400 VAC with 50 KVA Circuit Breakers.
The Switchboard was originally purchased from GE by W.A. Ramsay LTD of Honolulu, T.H. for the Midway Island Submarine Base Power Plant.
The Switchboard was then purchased from W.A. Ramsay LTD by S.D.P.S. (Siems Drake Puget Sound) for use at Army Diesel.
I've the original purchase order numbers if needed.
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on our CD-ROM of the website.)
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