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Whitman Mission National Historic SiteW. H. Jackson painting of the mission in the 1840s based on other's descriptions.
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Did You Know?
In 1882, the fort now known as Fort Point was given the name "Fort Winfield Scott", a name it retained for four years before being downgraded to a sub-post of the Presidio. In 1912, the name was reused for the new coast artillery post at the Presidio, today's Fort Scott.

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