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| [[Category:Oregon Forts]]
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| [[Category:Preserved]]
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| [[Image:FortYamhillBlockhouse.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Fort Yamhill Blockhouse, Dayton, Oregon 2005]]
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| [[Image:FortYamhillLocationMap.gif|right|thumb|400px|Location of Fort Yamhill 2005]]
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| '''Fort Yamhill (1855-1866)''' Established during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] to watch over Indian tribes relocated from southern Oregon. The fort was sited and construction begun by Lt. [[William B. Hazen]] in the winter of 1855-56. The site chosen overlooked the Grand Ronde Indian Agency and the relocated tribes. The fort was positioned just west of a demarcation line drawn earlier to separate the settlers and the Indians and along the military road to the coast. The post also adjoined the Killimuck Indian trail so access could be controlled. Civil War General [[Philip H. Sheridan]], then a 2nd Lieutenant, joined Lt. Hazen at Fort Yamhill early in 1856 and supervised the completion of the fort. Sheridan remained at the fort until the outbreak of the [[U.S. Civil War]] in 1861 except for a 9 month assignments to [[:Category:Fort Hoskins|Fort Hoskins]].
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| At its peak, Fort Yamhill housed two or three companies for a total of about 250 men. Two similar outposts were created to watch over Indian agencies: [[:Category:Fort Hoskins|Fort Hoskins]] in Benton County, and [[:Category:Fort Umpqua (2)| Fort Umpqua]] in Southern Oregon. Fort Yamhill was abandoned and disassembled in 1866. The buildings were auctioned off and the land sold to private interests on 27 Aug 1866. The blockhouse was removed in 1911 and now resides in Dayton City Park, Dayton, Oregon.
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| The remains of the fort were rediscovered and a 55 acre Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area was open to the public 31 Jul 2006. The remains of a single building, thought to be Lt. Sheridan's quarters, survived on the site but was moved and later incorporated into another building. That building is currently being restored to the original configuration and will be moved back to the original location on officers row. It is unclear if the original blockhouse, now in Dayton, will be restored to the original location. A 1991 survey revealed the location of at least 24 major buildings that once occupied the site including:
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| * 6 officers’ Quarters
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| * Company Quarters
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| * Carpenter's Shop
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| * Blacksmith Shop
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| * Hospital
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| * Kitchen
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| * Stables
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| * Barn
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| * Sutler’s store
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| * 6 Laundress quarters
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| * Blockhouse
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| * Guardhouse
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| * Sentry Box
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| * Adjutant's Office
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| * Bake House
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| * Storehouse
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| [[Image:Fort Yamhill Signage - 11.jpg|thumb|500px|left|On Site Fort Yamhill Map, JStanton, Aug 2006]]
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| [[Image:Fort Yamhill Officer Qtrs - 5.jpg|thumb|380px|left|Dr. Brauner at the site of the Officer's Quarters Excavation at Fort Yamhill, JStanton, Aug 2006]]
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| [[Dr. David Brauner]] from the University Of Oregon Anthropology Department is conducting a multi-year excavation project on the site. His current focus is on the six buildings that made up the officer's quarters on the East side of the post and on the post kitchen located near the center of the post. The kitchen excavation is viewable from the newly constructed path through the post. Follow this link to view [[Fort Yamhill - Excavations|pictures of the excavation]].
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| <gmap lat="45.068702" long="-123.570528" zoom="2" helper="off" width="500" height="400" type="hybrid">
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| '''Location:''' About 2 miles northeast of Spirit Mountain Casino in Polk County, Oregon.
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|45.068702|-123.570528}}
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| * Elevation: 602
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| '''Source:'''
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| *[[Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads]]
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| *[[Fort Yamhill will be uncovered, studied|Statesman Journal 13 Aug 2005]]
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| *[[Historical site west of Salem is slowly being developed|Statesman Journal 28 Jul 2006]]
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| *[http://www.prd.state.or.us/masterplans_ftyamhill.php Oregon State Parks Dept. Master Plan]
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| '''Links:'''
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| *[http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_254.php Fort Yamhill Park]
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| '''Publications:'''
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| '''Visited:''' Yes, Nov 2005, Jul 2006
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| ==Picture Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Image:FortYamhill SpiritMtn.jpg|Spirit Mountain from Fort Yamhill Parade Ground 2005
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| Image:FortYamhill Artifacts.jpg|Fort Yamhill Artifacts 2005
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| Image:FortYamhillOfficerQuarters.jpg|Fort Yamhill Officers Quarters under restoration, Nov 2005
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| Image:FortYamhill OQSill.jpg|Fort Yamhill Officers Quarters Door Sill 2005
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| Image:Fort Yamhill 2nd trip - 9.jpg|Fort Yamhill Flag Pole on the Parade Ground, Jul 2006
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| Image:Fort Yamhill 2nd trip - 13.jpg|Fort Yamhill Construction, Jul 2006
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| Image:Fort Yamhill 2nd trip - 15.jpg|Fort Yamhill Parking Lot Construction, Jul 2006
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| </gallery>
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