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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., November 17, 1932, page 4
"Twenty-Five Years Ago"
November 14, 1907

Several of the citizens of Goldendale and vicinity have taken up a subscription and have purchased the old Blockhouse, which has been one of the landmarks of the Spring Creek country for a great number of years. The old building has been moved to Goldendale and will be put together again on the plat of ground owned by the city of north of the cemetery. This is one of the historic old buildings that was used by the settlers in early days of Klickitat county, with the Indians went on some of their numerous "tantrums," when you could expect to be awakened at any time by the war whoops of the Indians, and could look out of your windows and see the red fiends waving their tomahawks and guns, and any minute might have been your last on this earth. So this building was erected, and within its walls many of our old settlers have led their loved ones, and many a prayer has been lifted up to an all wise providence within these old walls to spare the inmates from the wrath of the red devils. The donors of this historic building should be thanked that they are saving this old landmark for the future generation of our fair country.