Sand Point Naval Air Station
| Bldg. 21 Magazine - Arch Type | Bldg. 48 Localizer Building |
| Bldg. 49 Target Gun House - Skeet Range | Bldg. 50 Target Gun House - Skeet Range |
| Bldg. 102 MOTOR TESTING BUILDING | Bldg. 103 Gasolinr Tank |
| Bldg. 104 Gasolinr Tank | Bldg. 105 Gasolinr Tank |
| Bldg. 106 Gasolinr Control Pit |
Bldg. 107 Fuel Oil Tank |
| Bldg. 108 Sewer Pump |
Bldg. 121 FIELD HOUSE SKEET |
| Bldg. 122 Inert Storage Building |
Bldg. 140 Radio Generator House |
| Bldg. 146 Oil Storage Tank |
Bldg. 147 Trap House - Over Water |
| Bldg. 148 Trap House - Over Water | Bldg. 149 Trap House |
| Bldg. 150 Trap House | Bldg. 151 Trap House |
| Bldg. 152 Trap House | Bldg. 153 Trap House |
| Bldg. 154 Trap House | Bldg. 155 Skeet House |
| Bldg. 156 Skeet House | Bldg. 157 Skeet House |
| Bldg. 158 Skeet House | Bldg. 159 Skeet House |
| Bldg. 160 Skeet CONTROL House | Bldg. 161 Skeet CONTROL House |
| Bldg. 162 Skeet CONTROL House | Bldg. 163 Skeet CONTROL House |
| Bldg. 203 Ordance Material Storage |
Bldg. 212 Semi Portable Engine Test House |
| Bldg. 312 Small Arms & Pyrotechnic Magazine |
The name of Skeet Shooting
is accredited to Gertrude Hurlbutt, the winner of a naming contest held
in 1926. "Skeet" is roughly
"to shoot" in Scandinavian.
Skeet shooting was
originally "clock-shooting" because of its originally circular field
with only one trap, or skeet thrower, at the 12 o'clock position. A
second
thrower was added at six o'clock when the game adopted a half-circle
routine.
Trapshooting was developed in England late in the 18th century. The first targets were live pigeons, which were released from cages known as traps. The sport was first practiced in the United States early in the 19th century and was popular by midcentury in a number of areas, notably Cincinnati, Ohio, and the New York City area.
The
substitute targets first tried included glass balls filled with
feathers and solid iron pigeons mounted on long metal rods.
Platter-shaped clay pigeons were developed about 1870. The subsequent
introduction of standard-ized traps facilitated nationwide competition.
The first U.S. national championship match took place in New Orleans,
Louisiana, in 1885. CLAY TARGETS ON LINE
