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Military facilities located in the state of Washington — all current & former military facilities, and historic demolished sites. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as:
Pages in category "Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Fort Worden was an active United States Army base from 1902 to 1953. Most of it was purchased by the Port of Port Townsend in 1956 and sold to the State of Washington in 1957 to house a juvenile detention facility (the Port retained ownership of the beach from the entrance of the Fort to approximately the pier).
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) (13 P) Pages in category "Forts in Washington (state)" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
The third and permanent military Fort Walla Walla was built in 1858 and adjoined Steptoeville, now Walla Walla, Washington, a community that had grown up around the second fort. [4] An executive order on May 7, 1859 declared the fort a military reservation containing 640 acres devoted to military purposes and a further 640 acres each of hay and ...
All these statistics were typical for military bases. The median income for a household on the base was $32,384, and the median income for a family was $32,251. Males had a median income of $20,878 versus $20,086 for females. The per capita income for the base was $12,865. 8.2% of the population and 7.1% of families were below the poverty line.
The Vancouver Barracks was the first United States Army base located in the Pacific Northwest, established in 1849, in what is now contemporary Vancouver, Washington. [2] It was built on a rise 20 feet (6.1 m) above the Fort Vancouver fur trading station established by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC).
There are at least three listings in each of Washington's 39 counties. The National Register of Historic Places recognizes buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] more than 1,500 are in Washington.