Fort Raglan

Fort Raglan (1855-1856) - A Yakima War Fort established in 1855 in the present-day Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Thurston County, Washington. Reportedly named Fort Raglan after the British commander Lord Raglan, who ordered the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854. The blockhouse was abandoned as a fortification in 1856 toward the end of the war. Annotated 1853 (prewar) Survey Map of the Area Around Packard's Ferry and the Future Site of Fort Raglan History Established in 1855 by Washington Territorial Volunteers who built a blockhouse located on the Nisqually River at Packard's Ferry on the Joel Myers land claim. The blockhouse guarded the ferry to keep the route open between the territorial capital at Olympia and Fort Steilacoom. This was a log house (some said a barn), very strongly built with a stockade, that stood on a Sand Spit, on the south side of the Nisqually River. Abandoned as a fortification in 1856 toward the end of the war but remained standing for a number of years. Current Status Archeological remains only, site tentatively identified by land claim map and artifact recovery. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: In Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Thurston County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 47.07331 Long: -122.70681 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' GPS Locations: 47.07331, -122.70681 See Also: Washington Blockhouses Yakima War Sources: Links: North American Forts - Fort Raglan Fort Raglan Thurston County Historical Journals - Fort Raglan Visited: No