43 min
Historic Fort Steilacoom Washington Our Home
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- History
Located in Pierce County, western Washington, in the City of Lakewood are the remnants of a once critical military instillation known as Fort Steilacoom. It occupies the same piece of land where today's Western State Hospital exists - another historic topic for a future podcast episode, to be sure. But Fort Steilacoom, by its own right, has firmly entrenched itself in the history of Washington State.
Built in 1849 to project American power and secure American interest in the Puget Sound Region, Fort Steilacoom played a key role in helping to settle what was then Oregon Territory. It served as the focal point for the Treaty Wars of the 1850s and played witness to the judicial murder of an innocent man - Chief Leschi of the Nisqually Tribe. Fort Steilacoom also rose to the forefront of history during the San Juan Island Pig War of 1859.
On this episode of the Washington Our Home podcast, we're learning about the part Fort Steilacoom played in the ongoing story of Washington…including an interview with the first Native member of the Fort Steilacoom Board.
Located in Pierce County, western Washington, in the City of Lakewood are the remnants of a once critical military instillation known as Fort Steilacoom. It occupies the same piece of land where today's Western State Hospital exists - another historic topic for a future podcast episode, to be sure. But Fort Steilacoom, by its own right, has firmly entrenched itself in the history of Washington State.
Built in 1849 to project American power and secure American interest in the Puget Sound Region, Fort Steilacoom played a key role in helping to settle what was then Oregon Territory. It served as the focal point for the Treaty Wars of the 1850s and played witness to the judicial murder of an innocent man - Chief Leschi of the Nisqually Tribe. Fort Steilacoom also rose to the forefront of history during the San Juan Island Pig War of 1859.
On this episode of the Washington Our Home podcast, we're learning about the part Fort Steilacoom played in the ongoing story of Washington…including an interview with the first Native member of the Fort Steilacoom Board.
43 min