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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
A King County park was created on the site in 1972 and the county operated the park until 2001 when ownership was transferred to the City of Tukwila. | Marker only. A King County park was created on the site in 1972 and the county operated the park until 2001 when ownership was transferred to the City of Tukwila. | ||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.47118" lon="-122.2515" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="47.47118" lon="-122.2515" zoom="16" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(M) 47.47083, -122.24975, Fort Dent Marker | |||
(F) 47.47118, -122.2515, Fort Dent | (F) 47.47118, -122.2515, Fort Dent | ||
(1855-187?) | (1855-187?) | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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'''Location:''' City of Tukwila, King County, Washington. | '''Location:''' Fort Dent Park, City of Tukwila, King County, Washington. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|47.47118|-122.2515}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|47.47118|-122.2515}} | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dent Wikipedia - Fort Dent] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dent Wikipedia - Fort Dent] | ||
* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=4114 History Link] | * [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=4114 History Link] | ||
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMC220_Fort_Dent_Tukwila_WA Waymarking - Fort Dent] | |||
{{Visited|No}} | {{Visited|No}} | ||
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Fort Dent (1855-187?) - Established by the Washington National Guard, Company B, 9th Infantry led by Frederick T. Dent and named after him. It was built during the Yakima Indian War as a blockhouse to protect settlers after the battle of Seattle. Ordered built by Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens. Frederick T. Dent became a Union colonel in the U.S. Civil War, and later an aide-de-camp to President Ulysses S. Grant. The fort was abandoned sometime before 1876. Current StatusMarker only. A King County park was created on the site in 1972 and the county operated the park until 2001 when ownership was transferred to the City of Tukwila.
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