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Fort Dent

FORT DENT  Fort Dent was named after Colonel Frederick T. Dent of the U.S. Army. Colonel Dent, Aide-de-Camp to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was said to have supervised construction of...

FORT DENT 

Fort Dent was named after Colonel Frederick T. Dent 
of the U.S. Army. Colonel Dent, Aide-de-Camp to Ulysses 
S. Grant during the Civil War, was said to have supervised 
construction of the fort located at this site 1856. 
Native Americans referred to this site as Mox la Push 
(translated river with two mouths) signifying the flowing 
together of the Duwamish and Black Rivers. 

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