Fort Yamhill

[2] The wood blockhouse was built to provide a refuge to settlers of the area in case of attack by the Native Americans.

[4] The blockhouse of the fort was moved to a park in downtown Dayton in 1911 to honor city founder Joel Palmer.

[6] The actual site of the fort grounds, which is in the Willamina vicinity, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971.

[7] The address of the site is withheld,[7] however the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department runs the undeveloped Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area in partnership with Polk County and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde.

[6] In 2005 and 2013, Fort Yamhill served as the site for the Oregon State University historical archaeology field school.

The hill at Fort Yamhill in 2007
Sketch of Fort Yamhill with Joel Palmer inset