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| [[Category:Washington Forts]]
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| [[Image:FortBellingham UW-45311626102001 1232.jpg|350px|left|thumb|Fort Bellingham Blockhouse (University of Washington Archive)]]
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| '''Fort Bellingham (1856-1863)''' - Built by U.S. Army Captain [[George E. Pickett]] and Company D of the [[9th U.S. Infantry]] Regiment out of [[:Category:Fort Steilacoom|Fort Steilacoon]]. Construction started 26 Aug 1856 on a bluff overlooking Bellingham Bay. The fort was built to prevent attacks by Indians from Canada and the Russian territory on the bayside villages of Fairhaven, Sehome and Whatcom. The fort was abandoned on 28 Apr 1860.
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| ==Current Status==
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| Only traces of the fort remain today but the Officer's that housed [[George E. Pickett]] and his Indian wife are preserved at 910 Bancroft St. on the site of the fort.
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| <googlemap lat="48.755977" lon="-122.485456" zoom="14" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png>
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| (F) 48.755977, -122.485456, Fort Bellingham<br>(1856-1863)
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| </googlemap>
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| '''Location:'''
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| Bellingham Bay and Watcom Creek, Bellingham, Washington
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|48.755977|-122.485456}}
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| * Elevation:
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| '''Links:'''
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| * [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7098 History Link]
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| * [http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/default.htm Center for Pacific Northwest Studies]
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| '''Visited:''' No
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| ==Picture Gallery==
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| </gallery>
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