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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - Established as a blockhouse in 1856 by settlers during the 1855-1856 [[Indian | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - Established as a blockhouse in 1856 by settlers during the 1855-1856 [[Yakima War|Yakima Indian War]]. | ||
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Fort Duwamish was a two-story blockhouse of unfinished logs, 22 feet square. The top floor was set so the corners overlapped each side of the bottom floor. After the war ended in 1856 the blockhouse was used until 1862 as the first Duwamish school. | Fort Duwamish was a two-story blockhouse of unfinished logs, 22 feet square. The top floor was set so the corners overlapped each side of the bottom floor. After the war ended in 1856 the blockhouse was used until 1862 as the first Duwamish school. | ||
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'''Location:''' Just west of the present Georgetown Steam plant Museum in Seattle, Washington. | '''Location:''' Just west of the present Georgetown Steam plant Museum in Seattle, King County, Washington. | ||
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Revision as of 12:28, 9 June 2011
Fort Duwamish (1855-1856) - Established as a blockhouse in 1856 by settlers during the 1855-1856 Yakima Indian War.
Fort Duwamish History
Fort Duwamish was a two-story blockhouse of unfinished logs, 22 feet square. The top floor was set so the corners overlapped each side of the bottom floor. After the war ended in 1856 the blockhouse was used until 1862 as the first Duwamish school.
Current Status
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Location: Just west of the present Georgetown Steam plant Museum in Seattle, King County, Washington.
Lat: 47.557864 Long: -122.318162 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 184
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