About Us
After 50 years the Coast Artillery Museum closed its doors on September 7, 2026. For more information, please visit our Closing page link below for the reasons why we have closed. The Coast Artillery Museum at Fort Worden was located in Building 201 next to the State Park Office in Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend Washington.
The Museum was governed by a group of Board Members that held monthly meetings consisting of:
Greg Hagge, President
Steven Kobylk, Vice President;
David Harrah, Treasurer (deceased)
Patrick J. Sullivan, Secretary
Ron Raplee (deceased)
Kevin Alexander
Aaron Buda
Mike Cornforth
Paul Fischler
We were saddened in 2026 with the loss of two Board Members, Ron Raplee and David Hurrah.
History
The Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum is located in Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend Washington. Fort Worden is one of three forts comprising the Triangle of Fire which controlled ship access to Puget Sound. Construction at Fort Worden started in 1898 with the first guns manned in 1902 and the majority of the structures on the Fort predate WWI.
The Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum was established in 1976 to preserve and interpret Coast Artillery history with special emphasis on the Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound as they existed and functioned from the late 1800s to the end of World War II. The Museum also has exhibits showing the History of Fort Worden from it’s beginnings in 1897 through it’s use as a military base, a State Diagnostic and Treatment Center for adolescents, and finally as one of the premier State Parks in Washington.
Our Mission Statement
“The Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, founded in 1976 in partnership with Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend is dedicated to the mission:
“…to interpret for the benefit of present and future generations, the story of the coastal fortification of Fort Worden, and Puget Sound and those who manned them.”
Fort Worden was named after Navy Lieutenant John Lorimer Worden
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