Ebey Blockhouse

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. Ebey Blockhouse Ebey Blockhouse Drawing Ebey Blockhouse and Home Today Ebey Blockhouse History Restored Ebey House Originally built in 1855 by Jacob Ebey as a 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, before the August 1857 murder of Colonel Isaac N. Ebey by hostile Indians. Ebey's family escaped to the blockhouse but the Indians killed, scalped, and beheaded Colonel Ebey. Several more blockhouses were built as a result of this murder including the Davis Blockhouse. The blockhouses were abandoned as fortifications after the end of the war in 1858. Current Status Ebey House Trail Marker One of the blockhouses and the Jacob Ebey home have survived and have been restored. Access to the structures is by a short .2-mile hiking trail from the parking lot near the end of Cemetery Road at Sunnyside Cemetery. The start of this trail is also near the site of the Davis Blockhouse inside the cemetery grounds. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Near Sunnyside Cemetery, Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. Maps & Images Lat: 48.2015027 Long: -122.7102913 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 204' GPS Locations: 48.201503, -122.7102913 Ebey Blockhouse 48.204677, -122.706492 Ebey House Trail Head 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 Links: North American Forts - Ebey Blockhouse Fortification ID: WA0135 - Ebey Blockhouse Visited: 11 Aug 2022, 11 May 2014