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| [[Image:FortColville 1867 UW.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Fort Colville drawing, 1867 (University of Washington Archive)]]
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| '''Fort Colville (1859-1882)''' - A federal fort established upriver from the Hudson's Bay Company fort after the gold rush had started. It was originally known as Harney's Depot, followed by Camp Colville. (Do not confuse with [[:Category:Fort Colvile|Fort Colvile]] which was the Hudson's Bay Company fort located in the same area)
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| The U.S. Army responded to the request for a post in the vicinity of HBC's [[:Category:Fort Colvile|Fort Colvile]] to monitor the border and help prevent trouble between settlers and Indians. Two companies of the [[9th U.S. Infantry]], under the command of Major [[Pinkney Lugenbeel]], arrived in the spring of 1859 to begin construction of Fort Colville, located about three miles east of the present town of Colville. Within four years, it encompassed forty-five buildings.
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| '''Commanders:'''
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| * (1859-1861) Bvt. Maj. [[Pinkney Lugenbeel]], [[9th U.S. Infantry]]
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| * (1861-1862) Maj. [[James F. Curtis]], [[2nd California Volunteer Infantry]]
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| * (1862-????) Maj. [[C. H. Rumsill]], [[1st Washington Volunteers]]
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| ==Current Status==
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| <googlemap lat="48.57152" lon="-117.88389" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large">
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| 48.57152, -117.88389, Fort Colville<br>(1859-1882)
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| </googlemap>
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| '''Location:'''
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| Located on Mill Creek a few miles north of Colville, Washington
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.57152|-117.88389}}
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| * Elevation:
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| '''Links:'''
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| *[http://www.nps.gov/laro/adhi/adhi1a.htm Natonal Park Service History]
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| '''Publications:'''
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| * Converse, George L., ''A Military History of the Columbia Valley: 1848-1865'', Pioneer Press Books, Walla Walla, Washington, 1988, ISBN 0-936546-16-6
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| '''Visited:''' No
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| ==Picture Gallery==
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| </gallery>
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