Fort Lawton

Fort Lawton PDF Author: Jack W. Jaunal
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738558110
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Fort Lawton was established to provide protection for the navy yard built at Bremerton in 1891 as well the cities along Puget Sound and the commerce generated by them. The development of Fort Lawton was encouraged by civic leaders in Seattle for economic reasons and to curb lawlessness. Although intended primarily as an infantry post, the first soldiers to arrive on July 26, 1901, were artillerymen. One year later, this artillery installation, the Puget Sound Harbor Defense Command, was moved to Fort Warden and the first infantry soldiers arrived in Fort Lawton. It remained an infantry post throughout most of its years, and Seattle's hopes for a major military installation were not to be realized.

On American Soil

On American Soil PDF Author: Jack Hamann
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1565123948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391

Book Description
Describes the 1944 lynching murder of an Italian POW at Seattle's Fort Lawton, the international outcry that followed, and the court-martial, the largest of World War II, that accused more than forty African-American soldiers of the crime.

Fort Lawton Military Reservation

Fort Lawton Military Reservation PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Your Guide to Fort Lawton

Your Guide to Fort Lawton PDF Author: Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.)
Publisher:
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Category : Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description


Fort Lawton

Fort Lawton PDF Author: Jack William Jaunal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780738558110
Category : Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Fort Lawton was established to provide protection for the navy yard built at Bremerton in 1891 as well the cities along Puget Sound and the commerce generated by them. The development of Fort Lawton was encouraged by civic leaders in Seattle for economic reasons and to curb lawlessness. Although intended primarily as an infantry post, the first soldiers to arrive on July 26, 1901, were artillerymen. One year later, this artillery installation, the Puget Sound Harbor Defense Command, was moved to Fort Warden and the first infantry soldiers arrived in Fort Lawton. It remained an infantry post throughout most of its years, and Seattle's hopes for a major military installation were not to be realized.

Occasional Papers ...

Occasional Papers ... PDF Author: U.S. Army Engineer School
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 792

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Annual Report

Annual Report PDF Author: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description


Fort Lawton, Washington

Fort Lawton, Washington PDF Author: Lawrence L. Pike
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6

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Annual Reports of the Secretary of War

Annual Reports of the Secretary of War PDF Author: United States. War Department
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1282

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America Preserved

America Preserved PDF Author:
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1192

Book Description
Chiefly a checklist and index to the collections of the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record housed in the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.