Relander, Click2018-07-022018-07-021956DOC-028-01-001http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11867/813923 sheets 8.5 x 11 inch. Typed. First sheet annotated in pencil. Date est."Yakima-One hundred years of weathering have been gentle to old Fort Simcoe. But it has been necessary for a restoration project to smooth away the wrinkles and blow back the dust of time for Sunday's dedication of the state's most recently developed historic park. It was an even 100 years ago Aug. 8 that blue coated troops, mostly Irishmen, marched into Simcoe Valley, deep on the Yakima Indian Reservation and began building the military frontier post 35 miles southwest of present Yakima. Its dual purpose was to protect the settlers from the Indians and to protect the Indians from the encroaching white men."No Known Copyright The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.Fort Simcoe, WACivil War battlesLivingstone, StanSheller, RoscoeLink, H. E. Lt. Col.Chappuis, Steve A. Brig. GenCarson, JoeBartholet, Mrs. J. J.Zoller, Richard H.Seelatsee, EagleFoster, Marvin