Fort Duwamish

Fort Duwamish (1855-1856) - Established in 1855 by settlers during the 1855-1856 Indian Wars

Fort Duwamish History

Fort Duwamish was a two-story blockhouse of unfinished logs, 22 feet square. The top floor was set so the corners overlapped each side of the bottom floor. After the war ended in 1856 the blockhouse was used until 1862 as the first Duwamish school.

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Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 184

Links:

• HistoryLink.org

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