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N23-9
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- 1936-03-04 (Creation)
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This large granite rock, with plaque, located on the homesite of Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Bender in Manette marks the site of an "Old Indian Fort," of the Suquamish Indians, and later the first schoolhouse in Kitsap County. The original stone was found during the grading of a street near the Manette Masonic Temple. The historical marker reads "Site of OLD INDIAN FORT. Here the Indians had their races and other sports. Here also stood the first school of Kitsap County. The nearby oak was planted one Fourth of July over fifty years ago. This memorial erected by the Elizabeth Ellington Chapter D.A.R. of Bremerton. 1933." In March of 1936, the D.A.R. chapter was celebrating their tenth anniversary. (Bremerton Sun April 1, 1936, pg. 1)
Historical markers--Bremerton; Historic sites--Bremerton; Plaques;