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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]], also known as [[:Category:Fort Alder|Fort Alder]]. 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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| ==Current Status==
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| <googlemap lat="47.565523" lon="-121.875973" type="map" zoom="13" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png">
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| (F) 47.565523, -121.875973, Fort Alden<br>Fort Alder<br>(1856-1857)
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| </googlemap>
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| '''Location:'''
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| North of Snoqualmie Falls, King County, Washington.
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| {{Mapit-US-cityscale|47.565523|-121.875973}}
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| * Elevation:
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| '''Location:'''
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| 60' South of the Snoqualmie river 2.5 miles from the actual Snoqualmie falls near the town of Fall City. (exact location unknown)
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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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| '''Sources:'''
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| # Hart, Herbert M., ''[[Tour Guide to Old Western Forts]]'', Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN: 0-87108-568-2, page 180.
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| # Frazer, Robert W., ''[[Forts of the West]]'', University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN: 0-8061-1250-6, page 170.
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| '''Visited:''' No
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| ==Picture Gallery==
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| </gallery>
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