The Blockhouse at Dayton, Oregon
This building was a military blockhouse built at the Grand Ronde Indian Agency by Willamette Valley settlers in 1856. U. S. Troops were sent to the station the same year and it was named “Fort Yamhill.” Among the famous Army officers stationed at this fort were Phil Sheridan, Joseph Wheeler, A. J. Smith, D. A. Russell, and W. B. Hazen.
By permission of the U. S. Government, Fort Yamhill was moved from Grand Ronde Agency to Dayton in 1911, through efforts of John G. Lewis, a patriotic citizen. The structure was rebuilt on this spot as a memorial to General Joel Palmer, a pioneer of Oregon, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, founder of Dayton, and donor of this park.
LANDMARKS COMMITTEE
1963
- Mrs. J. Dean Butler, Chairman
- Mrs. W. D. Foster
- Mrs. Lester Horton
- Mrs. George R. Hyslop
- Mrs. Albert H. Powers
- Mrs. A. R. Quackenbush
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Copyright 1963
by the Oregon Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Printed in the United States of America
by the Metropolitan Printing Company
Portland, Oregon
