Some personal thoughts about this important site from your webmaster…

Battery Barlow-Saxton was nominated for and approved to be added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9th 1982 as a unique example of a fortification designed for the purpose of harbor defense in the United States. According to the State Department of Historic Preservation and the National Parks Service which oversees the National Register, Battery Barlow Saxton has been deemed to be of enough significance to warrant landmark status.
 
In the twenty-four years that have elapsed since the battery was selected for inclusion as a historic site, the LA City Board of Education has done nothing to interpret the history, protect it from vandalism, or preserve the structure for study by future generations. It’s a sad comment on the state of our education system in Los Angeles that the premiere organization tasked with the education of our youth can continue to ignore and abuse this valuable historic structure which sits on the campus of one of its high schools.
 
I would like to encourage you to make your opinion known by writing Roy Romer, the Superintendent of Schools for the Los Angeles Unified School District and let him know what you think, and encourage him to work with the Fort MacArthur Museum to better protect this valuable landmark.