Category:Fort Simcoe: Difference between revisions

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-[[Category:Washington Forts]]
-[[Category:Restored]]
-[[Category:Preserved]]
-[[Category:State Park]]
-[[Image:FortSimcoe 1858 UW.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Fort Simcoe drawing, 1858 (University of Washington Archive)]]
-[[Image:FortSimcoe Commander UW.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Fort Simcoe Commander's Residence (University of Washington Archive)]]
-'''Fort Simcoe (1856-1859)''' - The first commander at Fort Simcoe was [[Robert Seldon Garnet]]. His regiment was part of the [[9th U.S. Infantry]] Division.
-The fort was used as the Yakima Indian Agency beginning in 1859 after the garrison transferred to [[:Category:Fort Colville|Fort Colville]]. It was abandoned in 1923. The state leased the state park property from the Yakima Nation in 1953. The fort has been restored and contains three officers quarters (1857 - 1858), one of four original blockhouses (1856), and the Commandant's House (1857 - 1858).
-'''Location:''' White Swan, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington
-{{Mapit-US-cityscale|47.6570|-122.4182}}
-'''Links:'''
-* [http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Fort+Simcoe&pageno=1 State Park]
-* [http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Fort+Simcoe&pageno=1 History Link]
-'''Publications:'''