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MHS ANNUAL MEETING
April 16th, 2015
Magnolia Lutheran Church
7-9pm
FREE
IN MAGNOLIA’S BACKYARD:
HOW FORT LAWTON AND ITS
HISTORIC DISTRICT
CAME ABOUT
AND
WHERE IT’S GOING
Mimi Sheridan, Historian and Preservationist
Gary Blakeslee, THRIVE Communities
A look at the tug-of-war history of the Fort’s growth
over a century, from the creation of Discovery Park and the
Historic District to the restoration and protection of Officer’s Row
and the Non-Commissioned Officer’s Housing.
Cavalry maneuvering on Oregon Avenue in the Fort. Barracks buildings are in the background. At one time the Fort was equipped to care for up to 768 horses. Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, Discovery Park Photographic Archive, Photographer’s File#12710, Source File #7-164. Circa 1914.
