Thursday, March 28, 2024

Fort Okanogan Center named to Washington Heritage Register

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REWSTER – The Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center at 14370 State Route 17, near the junctions of State Route 17 and U.S. Route 97 in Brewster has been selected to be included on the Washington Heritage Register by the Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation following a nomination meeting of the Governor’s Advisory Council in Seattle on March 8.
Officials in the Colville Confederated Tribes History and Archeology Department made application to the state to be considered for a spot the Register, said Fort Okanogan museum coordinator Kristen Heidenthal.
Heidenthal said that an interesting sidelight to the research done by History and Archeology personnel in preparation of the application was the discovery of both the architect and builder responsible for the design and construction of the Interpretive Center.
“This year we will include a permanent display of that information at the Center,” Heidenthal said.
Heidenthal said the next step is to apply to have the Interpretive Center included on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Fort Okanogan Interpretative Center will open this year on Friday, May 25, and will remain open from Wednesday through Sunday every week.

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