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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Washington, US}}
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'''Blockhouse''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref>{{GNIS|1512016}}</ref>
==History==
Blockhouse had its start in the 1850s when a military fort was built near the town site.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meany|first=Edmond S.|title=Origin of Washington geographic names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=35|year=1923|publisher=University of Washington Press|location=Seattle|page=19}}</ref> and was used during the [[Yakima War]]. A post office called Blockhouse was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=18 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120103/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WA |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref>
==References==
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{{Klickitat County, Washington}}
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Klickitat County, Washington]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)]]
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