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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1853-1858) - A settler blockhouse first established in 1853 at the Puget Mill Company in present day Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington. Abandoned as a fortification about 1858. | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1853-1858) - A settler blockhouse first established in 1853 at the Puget Mill Company in present-day Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington. Abandoned as a fortification about 1858. | |||
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== History == | |||
== History | A two-story octagonal log blockhouse built by mill employees under the direction of Captain [[Joshua Keller]] near the sawmill at present-day Port Gamble (then the community of Teekalet). Used by mill workers as a refuge during the Battle of Port Gamble (20-21 Nov 1856). | ||
A two-story octagonal log blockhouse built by mill employees near the sawmill at present day Port Gamble (then the community of Teekalet). Used by mill workers as a refuge during the Battle of Port Gamble (20-21 Nov 1856). | |||
The conflict started when a force of 300 hostile Indians from the northern Haida tribe approached the community in several large war canoes. The mill workers and their families fled to the blockhouse with their guns and ammunition. The next day the US Steamship Massachusetts arrived and after trying to negotiate with the hostile Indians sent a landing party ashore. Fighting began and in the end some 26 or 27 Indians and one sailor were killed. Among the dead Indians was their chief. | The conflict started when a force of 300 hostile Indians from the northern Haida tribe approached the community in several large war canoes. The mill workers and their families fled to the blockhouse with their guns and ammunition. The next day the US Steamship Massachusetts arrived and after trying to negotiate with the hostile Indians sent a landing party ashore. Fighting began and in the end, some 26 or 27 Indians and one sailor were killed. Among the dead Indians was their chief. | ||
The same group of Indians returned the next August and landed at Whidbey Island where they scalped and beheaded Issac Whidbey in retaliation for the loss of their chief. The Indians withdrew back north and were never caught. | The same group of Indians returned the next August and landed at Whidbey Island where they scalped and beheaded [[Issac Whidbey]] in retaliation for the loss of their chief. The Indians withdrew back north and were never caught. | ||
Probably abandoned as a fortification about 1858 and reportedly used after that as a blacksmith shop. | Probably abandoned as a fortification about 1858 and reportedly used after that as a blacksmith shop. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Small general marker only in Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington. | [[File:Port Gamble15-1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Port Gamble General Marker]] | ||
Small general marker only in Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington. The map point is the marker location. | |||
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* Elevation: .. | * Elevation: 0' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=47.856127|Lon=-122.584081}} Port Gamble Blockhouse | |||
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'''See Also:''' | '''See Also:''' | ||
* [[:Category:Washington Blockhouses|Washington Blockhouses]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMH0QM_Port_Gamble_Historic_District_Port_Gamble_WA Waymarking - Port Gamble Historical] | |||
* [https://fortress.wa.gov/dahp/wisaard/documents/RN/0/1/1301.pdf National Register of Historic Places - Port Gamble] | |||
* [http://www.legendsofamerica.com/wa-indianconflicts6.html Legends of America - Battle of Port Gamble] | |||
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Port Gamble Blockhouse (1853-1858) - A settler blockhouse first established in 1853 at the Puget Mill Company in present-day Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington. Abandoned as a fortification about 1858.
HistoryA two-story octagonal log blockhouse built by mill employees under the direction of Captain Joshua Keller near the sawmill at present-day Port Gamble (then the community of Teekalet). Used by mill workers as a refuge during the Battle of Port Gamble (20-21 Nov 1856). The conflict started when a force of 300 hostile Indians from the northern Haida tribe approached the community in several large war canoes. The mill workers and their families fled to the blockhouse with their guns and ammunition. The next day the US Steamship Massachusetts arrived and after trying to negotiate with the hostile Indians sent a landing party ashore. Fighting began and in the end, some 26 or 27 Indians and one sailor were killed. Among the dead Indians was their chief. The same group of Indians returned the next August and landed at Whidbey Island where they scalped and beheaded Issac Whidbey in retaliation for the loss of their chief. The Indians withdrew back north and were never caught. Probably abandoned as a fortification about 1858 and reportedly used after that as a blacksmith shop. Current Status Small general marker only in Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington. The map point is the marker location.
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Visited: 26 Aug 2015
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