Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area

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Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area is a preserved mid-19th-century U.S. Army fort site in Oregon that interprets the region’s military and Native American history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former U.S. Army fort
heritage area
state park
associatedWith Grand Ronde Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
Native American tribes of western Oregon
U.S. Army NERFINISHED
builtToOversee Grand Ronde Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
establishedAsFort 1856
governingBody Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission NERFINISHED
hasAccessibility day-use only
hasCategory Former military installations of the United States in Oregon
Protected areas of Polk County, Oregon
State parks of Oregon
hasFeature archaeological remains of fort buildings
interpretive signage
interpretive trails
reconstructed blockhouse
viewpoints over the surrounding valley
hasFunction cultural education
heritage preservation
historic interpretation
hasOriginalUse U.S. Army fort
hasRecreationActivity educational field trips
hiking
historical sightseeing
heritageType Native American history site
military history site
locatedIn Oregon
Polk County, Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedNear Grand Ronde, Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedOn Oregon Route 22 NERFINISHED
managedBy Oregon Parks and Recreation Department NERFINISHED
namedAfter Fort Yamhill NERFINISHED
nearWaterbody South Yamhill River NERFINISHED
openToPublic true
partOf Oregon State Parks system NERFINISHED
periodOfSignificance mid-19th century
preserves site of Fort Yamhill
region Willamette Valley NERFINISHED
timePeriodInterpreted 1850s
1860s
topicOf interpretive programs on Native American displacement
interpretive programs on U.S. military presence in Oregon
interpretive programs on reservation-era history

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Oregon state parks hasPart Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area