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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1858) - A set of four blockhouses connected by a 12 foot stockade. First established in 1855 during the [[Yakima War|Yakima Indian War]] (1855-1858) by Jacob Ebey on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Named after Jacob Ebey. Abandoned as a fortification after the end of the war in 1858. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1858) - A set of four blockhouses connected by a 12 foot stockade. First established in 1855 during the [[Yakima War|Yakima Indian War]] (1855-1858) by Jacob Ebey on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Named after Jacob Ebey. Abandoned as a fortification after the end of the war in 1858. | ||
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Originally built in 1855 by Jacob Ebey as set of four blockhouses connected by a 12 foot stockade during the [[Yakima War|Yakima Indian War]] (1855-1858). The blockhouses were built on a ridge overlooking Jacob's Sunnyside farm on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. The blockhouses were abandoned as fortification after the end of the war in 1858. | Originally built in 1855 by Jacob Ebey as set of four blockhouses connected by a 12 foot stockade during the [[Yakima War|Yakima Indian War]] (1855-1858). The blockhouses were built on a ridge overlooking Jacob's Sunnyside farm on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. The blockhouses were abandoned as fortification after the end of the war in 1858. | ||
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Ebey Blockhouse (1855-1858) - A set of four blockhouses connected by a 12 foot stockade. First established in 1855 during the Yakima Indian War (1855-1858) by Jacob Ebey on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Named after Jacob Ebey. Abandoned as a fortification after the end of the war in 1858.
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Ebey Blockhouse History
Originally built in 1855 by Jacob Ebey as set of four blockhouses connected by a 12 foot stockade during the Yakima Indian War (1855-1858). The blockhouses were built on a ridge overlooking Jacob's Sunnyside farm on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. The blockhouses were abandoned as fortification after the end of the war in 1858.
Current Status
One blockhouse survives and was restored by later owners. It is on priviate property as permission is necessary for access.
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Location: Near Sunnyside Cemetery, Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 48.2015027 Long: -122.7102913 |
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 832
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 184
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Visited: 14 Apr 2010, 21 Jun 2009
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