Historic Forts in Washington

23 forts across 6 eras · 1 still active military base today.

Quick Statistics

23

Total forts

6

Eras represented

1

Active bases today

21

Open to visitors

11

Coastal defense

Forts by Era

Indian Wars & FrontierMost common8 · 35%

World War II5 · 22%

Spanish-American War & Coastal Defense4 · 17%

Fur Trade & Frontier Exploration4 · 17%

Civil War1 · 4%

Other / Unspecified1 · 4%

Map of Forts in Washington

23 of 23 forts have mapped coordinates. Click a marker for details.

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All Forts in Washington

World War IICamp HaydenJoyce · est. 1942 Civil WarFort CanbyPacific County · est. 1875 Late 19th century coastal defenseFort CaseyCoupeville, Island County · est. 1897 World War II eraFort ColumbiaChinook, Pacific County · est. 1896 Indian WarsFort ColvilleColville · est. 1859 Indian WarsFort DentTukwila · est. 1860 World War IIFort EbeyIsland County · est. 1942 Other / UnspecifiedFort FlaglerJefferson County, Marrowstone Island · est. 1897 Indian Wars, World War I, World War IIFort George WrightSpokane · est. 1899 Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, World War II, Korean WarFort LawtonSeattle (Magnolia neighborhood) · est. 1900 World War I🪖 Active BaseFort LewisTacoma · est. 1917 Fur Trade EraFort Nez PercésWallula · est. 1818 Fur Trade EraFort NisquallyDuPont / Tacoma · est. 1832 Fur Trade EraFort OkanoganOkanogan County · est. 1811 Indian WarsFort SimcoeYakima County · est. 1856 Indian WarsFort SpokaneLincoln County · est. 1880 Indian WarsFort SteilacoomLakewood · est. 1849 Indian WarsFort TownsendJefferson County · est. 1856 Fur Trade EraFort VancouverVancouver · est. 1824 Indian WarsFort Walla WallaWalla Walla · est. 1858 World War IIFort WardBainbridge Island · est. 1890 World War IIFort WhitmanLa Conner · est. 1911 Endicott Period / World War I and IIFort WordenPort Townsend · est. 1902

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