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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - A large stockade with two blockhouses first established in 1855 during the | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1855-1856) - A large stockade with two blockhouses first established in 1855 during the Washington Indian Wars by Grand Mound Prairie settlers in Thurston County, Washington. Named after Captain [[Benjamin I. Henness]], [[Washington Territorial Volunteers]]. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Fort Henness was built as a large stockade with two blockhouses on opposing corners enclosed by buildings that included a school for the children. The fort was reportedly occupied for 16 months by 224 people of 30 families during the emergency period of the | Fort Henness was built as a large stockade with two blockhouses on opposing corners enclosed by buildings that included a school for the children. The fort was reportedly occupied for 16 months by 224 people of 30 families during the emergency period of the Washington Indian Wars. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only at the site across from the Grand Mound Cemetery. | Marker only at the site across from the Grand Mound Cemetery. | ||
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(F) 46.822345, -123.021652, Fort | (F) 46.822345, -123.021652, Fort Henness | ||
(1855-1856) | (1855-1856) | ||
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* {{Hart}}, page 185-186 | * {{Hart}}, page 185-186 | ||
* {{Whiting}}, page 59 | * {{Whiting}}, page 59 | ||
* {{McDaniel}}, page 196 | |||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wa2.html#henness North American Forts - Fort Henness] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wa2.html#henness North American Forts - Fort Henness] | ||
* [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=10087 History Link - Fort Henness] | |||
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Revision as of 16:00, 17 May 2014
Fort Henness (1855-1856) - A large stockade with two blockhouses first established in 1855 during the Washington Indian Wars by Grand Mound Prairie settlers in Thurston County, Washington. Named after Captain Benjamin I. Henness, Washington Territorial Volunteers. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856.
Fort Henness History
Fort Henness was built as a large stockade with two blockhouses on opposing corners enclosed by buildings that included a school for the children. The fort was reportedly occupied for 16 months by 224 people of 30 families during the emergency period of the Washington Indian Wars. Abandoned as a fortification about 1856.
Current Status
Marker only at the site across from the Grand Mound Cemetery.
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Location: Across from the Grand Mound Cemetery, Thurston County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 46.822345 Long: -123.021652 |
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 833
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 185-186
- Whiting, J.S., Forts of the State of Washington: A record of Military and Semi-Military Establishments Designated as Forts, Kelly Printing Company, Seattle, Second Edition, 1951, page 59
- McDaniel, Nancy L., A Sound Defense: Military Historical Sites of Puget Sound, Self Published, 2013, 365 pages, ISBN 978-0-9759044-2-8, page 196
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