Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area: Connecting Place and People

This important historic preservation project will restore and reconstruct one of Oregon’s most significant cultural and historic sites—Fort Yamhill—providing present and future generations with opportunities to experience and learn about this notable place and time in Oregon and United States history.

Established in the mid-1800s to regulate the eastern border of the Grand Ronde Agency Coastal Reservation, Fort Yamhill tells a national story as well as a Northwestern one. It tells the story of settling the west, of what happens when one culture displaces another and of the early days of the Oregon frontier.  All planning work for the property has been done in partnership with OPRD and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, reflecting a shared vision for the site.

Oregon State Parks Trust is currently seeking funds for the first phase of this multi-phased project.  To learn more, please visit our home page by clicking on the OSPT Logo at the top of this page.