Yakima Indian Agency, Fort Simcoe, Wash., records, 1859-1906 (bulk 1859-1894)

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Yakima Indian Agency, Fort Simcoe, Wash., records, 1859-1906 (bulk 1859-1894)

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Fragmentary collection.

.25 linear ft.

Washington State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7555580

Washington State Historical Society

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Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Yakima Agency

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Fort Simcoe established in 1856 on the Dalles Military Road, 38 miles southwest of present day Yakima. It remained an army post until 1859 when it became the headquarters for the Yakima Indian Agency. It also housed an Indian school; abandoned in 1923 but restored in 1953 by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Name also found: Fort Simcoe Indian Agency. From the description of Yakima Indian Agency, Fort Simcoe, Wash., records, 1859-1906 (bulk 1859-1894) (Washington Stat...