Category:Fort Dent
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To protect the settlers from further attack, Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens ordered small forts and blockhouses to be built throughout Western Washington. One site chosen was near the village of Sqoa’lqo. Not only was the site strategic as a bottleneck between Seattle and the White River Valley, but there was also plenty of fishing, hunting, and potato gathering nearby to supply the military.
Fort Dent (-) - established by the Washington National Guard, Company B, Ninth Infantry led by Frederick T. Dent and named after him. Dent became a Union colonel in the U.S. Civil War, and later an aide-de-camp to President Ulysses S. Grant.
In 1871, Lewis V. Wyckoff, King County Sheriff, bought White Lake. In 1876, he sold the property to Chris and Claus Jorgenson, who drained the lake to create farmland. By this time, the military had abandoned the fort.
The passage of Forward Thrust bonds in 1968 led to the creation of many new parks throughout King County, Fort Dent was one of them
Construction of the park began in 1972. The former White Lake site was covered with more dirt and leveled to create soccer fields and play areas. Any evidence of centuries of Native American occupation has long since been eradicated.
King County operated the park until 2001, when a $52 million general fund shortfall led to the closure of 20 parks throughout the county. In 2002, the King County Council approved the transfer of park ownership to the City of Tukwila.
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