Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area Maps

Grand Ronde, OR

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Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area Description

Built in 1856 to regulate the eastern border of the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation, Fort Yamhill represented a time of transition for the people of the Northwest. The fort served to ease tension between settlers and natives, protect both populations and control traffic between them. Fort Yamhill is one of the best archaeologically preserved forts in the Northwest from the mid 19th century. Times were hard for all. Native Americans from 27 tribes of Western Oregon were moved from their homes to the reservation - a confinement that imposed a new spoken language and white man's rules. Enlisted s

Coordinates
: 45.071, -123.570
Area
: 54 acres (0.22 km²)
Official Link
: Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area

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