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| [[Category:Washington Forts]]
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| '''Fort Alden (1856-1857)''' - One of a series of crude wooden forts built by [[Washington Volunteers]] to protect against Indian attacks during the [[Indian Wars]]. No Indians ventured west and the fort was quickly abandoned.
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| In 1857 [[Jeremiah Borst]] who is considered to be the father of the Snoqualmie Valley settled a 160-acre, pre-empted claim that was 2.5 miles north of Snoqualmie Falls. The Fort Alden blockhouse served as his first cabin.
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| '''Location:''' North of Snoqualmie Falls, King County, Washington.
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|47.55215|-121.79882}}
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| '''Links:'''
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| [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=25 Jeremiah Borst]
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