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| [[Category:Columbia River Forts]]
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| [[Image:FortDallesMap 1857.jpg|thumb|410px|left|1857 Plan of Fort Dalles (11 Oct 2005 John Stanton)]]
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| [[Image:FortDalles SurgeonsQuarters.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The restored Surgeon's Quarters at Fort Dalles. The only remaining fort building. (11 Oct 2005 John Stanton)]]
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| '''Fort Dalles (1848-1867)''' - Established from a stockade by volunteer troops at the Dalles in Jan 1848. The post was originally called [[:Category:Fort Lee|Fort Lee]] for Major [[Henry A.G. Lee]] of the Oregon Rifles. Also Called [[:Category:Fort Wascopan|Fort Wascopan]] and [[:Category:Camp Drum|Camp Drum]] when it was established by by two companies of Mounted Riflemen. In July 1853 it was designated Fort Dalles. Substantially rebuilt in 1856. Last garrisoned from 22 Mar to 22 May 1867. On 28 Mar 1877 the military reservation was transferred to the Interior Department. This regular military fort was used during various Indian disturbances from 1850-66.
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| After treaties signed with the Indians at Walla Walla in 1855 failed the fort was rebuilt in 1856 and served as a regimental headquarters for the recently activated [[9th U.S. Infantry]] under the command of Col. [[George Wright]]. Fort Dalles became a major military depot for [[:Category:Fort Walla Walla|Fort Walla Walla]] and [[:Category:Fort Simcoe|Fort Simcoe]] and a central point for military activities in eastern Washington and Oregon during the ensuing [[Yakima War]].
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| Fort Dalles was designed by architect [[Louis Scholl]] who also designed [[:Category:Fort Simcoe|Fort Simcoe]]. The fort consisted of frame buildings laid out in a semi-circle and was not stockaded. The construction at the fort came under criticism for being overly extravagant especially in the construction of the carpenter-gothic Commanding Officer's quarters and quarters for the other officers.
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| The 1856 surgeons quarters have been restored and are open for view, it is the only remaining original building. A museum and store are housed in a period building.
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| '''Commanders:'''
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| * (1852-1853) Bvt. Maj. [[Benjamin Alvord]]
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| * (1853-1856) Bvt. Maj. [[Granville Haller]]
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| <googlemap lat="45.596203" lon="-121.197524" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png>
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| (F) 45.596211, -121.197535, Fort Dalles<br>(1848-1867)
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| '''Location:'''<br>500 West 15th St<br>The Dalles, Oregon 97058<br>On Mill Creek in the west part of the community of the Dalles in Wasco County, Oregon.
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| * Elevation:
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| '''Links:'''
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| '''Sources:'''
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| * [[Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads]]
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| * Hart, Herbert M., ''[[Tour Guide to Old Western Forts]]'', Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980
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| * Knuth, Priscilla, Picturesque Frontier: The Army's Fort Dalles, 2nd Edition, Oregon Historical Societ Press, 1987, ISBN 0-87595-140-6
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| '''Visited:''' 11 Oct 2005
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| ==Picture Gallery==
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| Image:Fort Dalles - 8.jpg|Fort Dalles Sign, John Stanton 11 Oct 2005
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| Image:Fort Dalles - 15.jpg|Fort Dalles Museum, John Stanton 11 Oct 2005
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