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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - Two stockaded civilian blockhouse first established in 1855 during the [[Yakima War|Yakima Indian War]] (1855-1858) by settlers on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Named after [[John Crockett]] on whose farm it was built. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - Two stockaded civilian blockhouse first established in 1855 during the [[Yakima War|Yakima Indian War]] (1855-1858) by settlers on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Named after [[John Crockett]] on whose farm it was built. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856. | ||
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Revision as of 16:39, 10 June 2011
Crockett Blockhouse (1855-1856) - Two stockaded civilian blockhouse first established in 1855 during the Yakima Indian War (1855-1858) by settlers on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Named after John Crockett on whose farm it was built. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856.
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Crockett Blockhouse History
The Crockett Blockhouse was actually two blockhouses connected by a log stockade built in 1855 during the Yakima Indian War. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856 after the hostile Indians had been driven further east.
One of the blockhouses was moved in 1909 to the Seattle Alaska-Yukon Exposition and later moved to Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. The second blockhouse is still located on the old farm property, restored by the WPA in 1938.
Current Status
The restored blockhouse is open to the public.
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Location: Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 48.17320 Long: -122.67227 |
Sources:
- 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 831
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 183
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Visited: 14 Apr 2010, 21 Jun 2009
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