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Revision as of 19:53, 2 January 2006
Fort Simcoe (1856-1859) - Established on 8 Aug 1856 by Major Robert Seldon Garnett and Companies G and F of the 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment. The fort was located at the "bubbling spring" on Toppenish Creek near the site of Haller's defeat. Major Garnett was the first commander at Fort Simcoe.
The fort was used as the Yakima Indian Agency beginning in 1859 after the garrison transferred to Fort Colville. It was abandoned in 1923. The state leased the state park property from the Yakima Nation in 1953. The fort has been restored and contains three officers quarters (1857 - 1858), one of four original blockhouses (1856), and the Commandant's House (1857 - 1858).
In 1956, Fort Simcoe became a state park, and in 1974 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Location: White Swan, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington (30 miles west of Toppenish, Yakima County)
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Lat: 46.34088 Long: -120.83762
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Pages in category "Fort Simcoe"
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