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2. Fort Washington State Park - Wikipedia

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   Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.: Nearest town: Fort Washington and Flourtown: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 493 acres (200 ha): Elevation: 328 feet (100 m) [1]: Established: 1953 () as a state park: Named for: The temporary fort built by George Washington’s troops in the fall of 1777, before heading to Valley Forge: Administrator: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural ...

3. List of Washington state parks - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. state of Washington has over 140 state parks that are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. These include 19 marine parks and 11 Historical Parks. The park system was established in 1913 by the creation of the Washington State Board of Park Commissioners. [ 2 ]

4. Fort Washington Park - Wikipedia

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   On May 29, 1930, Fort Washington Park was established by Congress as a terminal of a proposed but never built section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. [25] However, the transfer of the fort from military to civilian use did not physically happen until 1939. From June 1922 to June 1939, the 3rd Battalion 12th Infantry occupied Fort ...

5. Fort Columbia State Park - Wikipedia

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   Fort Columbia State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve at the site of the former Fort Columbia, located on Chinook Point at the mouth of the Columbia River in Chinook, Washington. The 618-acre (250 ha) state park features twelve historic wood-frame buildings from the fort complex as well as an interpretive center and hiking ...

6. Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve - Wikipedia

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   The Reserve at Ebey's Landing provides a vivid historical record of Pacific Northwest history, including the first exploration of Puget Sound by Captain George Vancouver in 1792; early settlement by Colonel Isaac Ebey, who filed a claim under the Donation Land Claim Act in 1850; [3] growth and settlement resulting from the Oregon Trail and the Westward migration; the Donation Land Laws (1850 ...

7. Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - Wikipedia

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   The Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, formerly known as the John Wayne Pioneer Trail and the Iron Horse Trail, is a rail trail that spans most of the U.S. state of Washington. It follows the former railway roadbed of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) for 300 miles (480 km) across two-thirds of the state ...

8. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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   Cape Disappointment State Park, formerly known as Fort Canby State Park, is a 1,882-acre (762 ha) camping park on Cape Disappointment on the Long Beach Peninsula, fronted by the Pacific Ocean. The park offers 27 miles (43 km) of ocean beach, two lighthouses, an interpretive center, hiking trails, and the remains of Fort Canby .

9. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   Location: Vancouver, Washington and Oregon City, Oregon, USA: Nearest city: Vancouver, Washington, and Oregon City, Oregon: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 207 acres (84 ha) [2]: Established: June 19, 1948 (national monument) June 30, 1961 (national historic site): Visitors: 710,439 (in 2011) [3]: Governing body: National Park Service: Website: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: Fort Vancouver ...