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MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
Yakima Park Stockade Group (circa 1935)

The North Blockhouse is a wood-frame structure, resting on a stone foundation wall, with a jetted second story. The building's hip roof is finished with cedar shakes. Its saddle-notched corners with axe-cut ends articulate the exterior log walls.

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Photograph by Laura Soulliere.



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