Previously the land had been occupied by the Duwamish tribe, but had been partially vacated after the signing of the Point Elliot Treaty in 1855.
Today, the site is occupied by Fort Dent Park and the Starfire Sports Complex, with fields for softball, soccer, and occasionally rugby union games, as well as a 4,500 seat soccer stadium.[1] It became a park of King County, Washington, in 1968,[2] and in 2003 was acquired by the City of Tukwila, its current owner. The non-profit Starfire Sports operates the sports complex on the site under a 40-year agreement with the city.
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^"Starfire: Central Campus". Retrieved 8 Jun 2012.
^"Fort Dent Park", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
fort, dent, historic, fort, present, park, tukwila, washington, tukwila, washington, united, stateslocation, show, washington, state, united, states, show, united, statestypemilitary, installationsite, informationcontrolled, united, states, armysite, historybu. Fort Dent is a historic fort and present day park in Tukwila Washington Fort DentTukwila Washington United StatesFort DentLocation of Fort DentShow map of Washington state Fort DentFort Dent the United States Show map of the United StatesTypeMilitary installationSite informationControlled by United States ArmySite historyBuilt1856In use1856 1876This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bicycle approaching on Green River Trail as it passes through Fort Dent Park This is looking upstream on the right bank of the Green River History EditFort Dent was a blockhouse built on the orders of Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens in approximately 1860 It was located southeast of the confluence of the Black and Green Rivers which join to form the Duwamish River It was named for General Frederick Tracy Dent the brother in law of Ulysses S Grant Previously the land had been occupied by the Duwamish tribe but had been partially vacated after the signing of the Point Elliot Treaty in 1855 Today the site is occupied by Fort Dent Park and the Starfire Sports Complex with fields for softball soccer and occasionally rugby union games as well as a 4 500 seat soccer stadium 1 It became a park of King County Washington in 1968 2 and in 2003 was acquired by the City of Tukwila its current owner The non profit Starfire Sports operates the sports complex on the site under a 40 year agreement with the city References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Dent Park Starfire Central Campus Retrieved 8 Jun 2012 Fort Dent Park HistoryLink Seattle History Ink https web archive org web 20070206153151 http www ci tukwila wa us recreation pkftdent htmCoordinates 47 28 0 1 N 122 14 53 W 47 466694 N 122 24806 W 47 466694 122 24806 This King County Washington state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Dent amp oldid 863016798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
