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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - Established in 1855 by settlers during the 1855-1856 [[Indian Wars]] | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - Established as a blockhouse in 1855 by settlers during the 1855-1856 [[Indian Wars]]. | ||
== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} 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. | 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 == | == Current Status == | ||
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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Just west of the present Georgetown Steam plant Museum in Seattle, Washington. | ||
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Revision as of 18:37, 12 January 2008
Fort Duwamish (1855-1856) - Established as a blockhouse in 1855 by settlers during the 1855-1856 Indian Wars.
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
Unknown
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Location: Just west of the present Georgetown Steam plant Museum in Seattle, 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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