Fort Yamhill
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| Fort Yamhill | |
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| Polk County, Oregon | |
 Fort Yamhill blockhouse located in Dayton, Oregon. |
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| Type | Military base |
| Built | 1856 |
| Construction materials |
wood |
| In use | 1856-1866 |
| Demolished | 1866 |
| Current owner |
United States |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Commanders | Philip Sheridan |
Fort Yamhill was built in 1856 in Oregon Territory and used until 1866. The Army outpost was used to provide a presence next to the Grand Ronde Agency Coastal Reservation.
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[edit] Construction
Built in Polk County, Oregon, the outpost consisted of a wooden blockhouse, sentry box, barracks, officers’ quarters, carpenter's shop, hospital, cook houses, blacksmith shop, tables, barn, sutler’s store, and laundress quarters.[1] Total cost to build the fort was $36,053.[1]
[edit] Notable people
- General Philip Sheridan was posted at the fort until the outbreak of the American Civil War and supervised the construction.[1] At the time he was only a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Oregon State Parks
- ^ Horner, John B. (1921). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. The J.K. Gill Co.: Portland.
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