Fort Steilacoom is another one of these places we have known about for years but never visited until now. The fort makes an interesting stop to learn about Washington State history. Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts about Fort Steilacoom and this video. We really appreciate your support!
Good work . Another fine adventure shared. Fort Casey, not as old, further north.My 8th grade class was treated to an over night stay in the old barricks with a swimming pool. back in the 70s. Last I heard Fort Casey has been left to deteriorate . History is so important for the young and old. You guys do great work filming and sharing. Thank you. I hope your channel grows.
Fort Casey is on our list for a future video. We had hoped to get up to Whidbey Island this summer but now it is looking like not until 2025. It is awesome you like our channel! It is hard work to get a channel to grow but I think the hard work is starting to pay off as it is growing. If you know anyone that likes pacific northwest history or just history in general, please tell them about Searching for History. Thanks for watching!
@@searchingforhistory watching is a pleasure digital communication is hard for me it takes me 30 minutes to send a message like this I do tell people about searching for history. I'm in the book Rainier it would be a pleasure to talk to you
Be interesting if you did an update on what happened to the Hudson Bay Company. It's weird (to me) how it went from trading posts to now a major national upscale retail chain in Canada.
My guess, at some point the HBC had to reinvent itself to stay relevant. Perhaps one day Searching for History will do a sit down discussion on the history of the HBC.
I grew up in this area (Roy/Yelm area) and I have many, many happy memories of coming to this park. Sadly, it's been at least 10+ years since I've been out that way and glad to know its just like how I remember it.
Hi Thora! I am always fascinated by the old forts in the west. Cool that the buildings are original. Didn’t expect that. Also what sets Napoleon cannons apart from others? Era? Size? Totally surprised by the asylum! Not where I thought this was going! Another great episode! Made my day! Thanks.
The M1857 12-pounder Napoleon was simple to produce and fired a 12 lb cannon ball. Apparently, it outclassed the earlier cannons used by the U.S. Army. The cannon was named after Napoleon III of France who had some part in its development. Yes, who would have thought the fort would now be an insane asylum? Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
If you haven't found the other cheif leshi marker infront of the ace hardware down the road in Lakewood, it will say he was hung about 300 yards from that spot. Across the road in a neighboorhood, the terrain forms a deep "bowl". It was in the depression in the landscape the hanging took place. There is Indian gentleman who lives there who told me alot about that. Apparently there is an old photograph of the spot that can be used to confirm that lamdscape.
@@olympicblackpowderrifles3155 Yes, we have seen the marker. In fact we go there and talk about it in our Puget Sound Indian War video: th-cam.com/video/hwr2CBo7yds/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!
About 20 years ago many of the buildings of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem (where Cuckoos Nest was filmed) were updated, and in the basement of one of the buildings they found shelves with jars of ashes with only numbers, the assumption those contained were either without family, unidentifiable, or committed without names, going back to the mid 19th century. Very eerie, very sad.
That definitely would be a spooky find. I saw something similar, albeit not cremations out at Mcneil Island. Out at mcneil, there is an old prison cemetery where the gravestones only have a number. The story is that the grave registry has been lost, so no one knows who they are anymore.
Fort Steilacoom is another one of these places we have known about for years but never visited until now. The fort makes an interesting stop to learn about Washington State history. Leave a comment and let us know your thoughts about Fort Steilacoom and this video. We really appreciate your support!
Yes, let us know your thoughts on Fort Steilacoom.
Good work . Another fine adventure shared. Fort Casey, not as old, further north.My 8th grade class was treated to an over night stay in the old barricks with a swimming pool. back in the 70s. Last I heard Fort Casey has been left to deteriorate . History is so important for the young and old. You guys do great work filming and sharing. Thank you. I hope your channel grows.
Fort Casey is on our list for a future video. We had hoped to get up to Whidbey Island this summer but now it is looking like not until 2025. It is awesome you like our channel! It is hard work to get a channel to grow but I think the hard work is starting to pay off as it is growing. If you know anyone that likes pacific northwest history or just history in general, please tell them about Searching for History. Thanks for watching!
@@searchingforhistory watching is a pleasure digital communication is hard for me it takes me 30 minutes to send a message like this I do tell people about searching for history. I'm in the book Rainier it would be a pleasure to talk to you
Be interesting if you did an update on what happened to the Hudson Bay Company. It's weird (to me) how it went from trading posts to now a major national upscale retail chain in Canada.
My guess, at some point the HBC had to reinvent itself to stay relevant. Perhaps one day Searching for History will do a sit down discussion on the history of the HBC.
That's a different repurpose of a fort, not something you see often.
@@ExploreTayo Fort to asylum, who would have thought?
I grew up in this area (Roy/Yelm area) and I have many, many happy memories of coming to this park. Sadly, it's been at least 10+ years since I've been out that way and glad to know its just like how I remember it.
It looks like things have not changed a lot around there. Thanks for watching!
Hi Thora! I am always fascinated by the old forts in the west. Cool that the buildings are original. Didn’t expect that. Also what sets Napoleon cannons apart from others? Era? Size?
Totally surprised by the asylum! Not where I thought this was going! Another great episode! Made my day! Thanks.
The M1857 12-pounder Napoleon was simple to produce and fired a 12 lb cannon ball. Apparently, it outclassed the earlier cannons used by the U.S. Army. The cannon was named after Napoleon III of France who had some part in its development. Yes, who would have thought the fort would now be an insane asylum? Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
If you haven't found the other cheif leshi marker infront of the ace hardware down the road in Lakewood, it will say he was hung about 300 yards from that spot. Across the road in a neighboorhood, the terrain forms a deep "bowl". It was in the depression in the landscape the hanging took place. There is Indian gentleman who lives there who told me alot about that. Apparently there is an old photograph of the spot that can be used to confirm that lamdscape.
@@olympicblackpowderrifles3155 Yes, we have seen the marker. In fact we go there and talk about it in our Puget Sound Indian War video: th-cam.com/video/hwr2CBo7yds/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching!
About 20 years ago many of the buildings of the Oregon State Hospital in Salem (where Cuckoos Nest was filmed) were updated, and in the basement of one of the buildings they found shelves with jars of ashes with only numbers, the assumption those contained were either without family, unidentifiable, or committed without names, going back to the mid 19th century. Very eerie, very sad.
That definitely would be a spooky find. I saw something similar, albeit not cremations out at Mcneil Island. Out at mcneil, there is an old prison cemetery where the gravestones only have a number. The story is that the grave registry has been lost, so no one knows who they are anymore.
the cannons used friction primers
I see the friction primer fits into the cannon touch hole. Thanks!