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'''Fort Henrietta (1855-1856)''' - Built by Major [[Mark Chinn]] and a detachment of the [[First Oregon Mounted Rifles]] in Umatilla County in November 1855 during the [[Yakima War]]. It was named for Henrietta Haller, Major [[Granville Haller|Granville Haller's]] wife who was Major Chinn's commander. The fort was 100 feet square with two round bastions, built of split cottonwood timbers.
 
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Revision as of 19:21, 13 October 2010

Fort Henrietta (1855-1856) - Built by Major Mark Chinn and a detachment of the First Oregon Mounted Rifles in Umatilla County in November 1855 during the Yakima War. It was named for Henrietta Haller, Major Granville Haller's wife who was Major Chinn's commander. The fort was 100 feet square with two round bastions, built of split cottonwood timbers.

Fort Henrietta Blockhouse Replica
Fort Henrietta Location

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Location: Umatilla County, Oregon, west bank of Umatilla River near the town of Echo, Umatilla County, Oregon. Fort Henrietta Park is located on the east side of the river but the actual site of Fort Henrietta is on the west bank.

Maps & Images

Lat: 45.741682 Long: -119.201231

Source:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 665
  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 134
  • McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 368
  • Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
  • Converse, George L., A Military History of the Columbia Valley: 1848-1865, Pioneer Press Books, Walla Walla, Washington, 1989, ISBN 0-936546-16-6

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