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Old Fort Townsend State Park.(Washington State Parks)
- Article from:
- Oregon & Washington: A Guide to the State & National Parks
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
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Location: The southeast side of the Olympic Peninsula in Jefferson County, 4 miles south of Port Townsend off Highway 20.
Comprised of 377 acres, Old Fort Townsend State Park slopes to a 150-foot cliff, commanding a scenic view of Admiralty Inlet, Port Townsend Bay and the Cascade Mountains.
The fort in the park's name was established in 1856 by the US Army. During the Indian wars of the mid-1850s, settlers on the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula were subject to Indian hostility.
The fort was built with timbers hewn from logs, laths cut in the forests and clam shells that were burned and ground for plaster. It was ready for occupancy by ...