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There were several, but this is specifically about the Picket Plantation in Bellingham Washington Territory. The
proof for the evidence of the Pickett plantation is in the English concept of
the 10lbs castle design. When
Pickett arrived in the area of Castle Bellingham Washington Territory.
Pickett did so with a company of troops. It is assumed he arrived with
between 1500-5000 possibly more soldiers. Captain
could be in charge of several lieutenants, each lieutenant in charge of a
company, a company is several platoons, each platoon consists of 12-24(48
soldiers) depending on the job each platoon is assigned. Means
that Pickett had more than sufficient numbers of soldiers to not only seize
any lands under the Imminent Domain laws but could capture said lands first
under the American flag, then in around 1860 claim the lands for the
confederacy. Which the American government would be less than accepting of
any such information regarding that type of event. Odd
thing to have a previously unknown Confederate fortification in the Pacific
North West. But all evidence points to this possibility not only being
possible but realistic. Pickett
when he arrived informed those living in the area which he claimed as the
future “Fort Bellingham” renamed from Castle Bellingham. They had to leave
areas he claimed and build a fortification for the American government. That
fortification would be under Old Town Bellingham. The area contained at least
one if not more working farms. The area also most likely contained a
previously buried deep in the ashes of destruction a Castle built by the
British as both an area of protection as well as a trading hub. Much like the
first established under the East India Trading Company banner then a
corporate and internationally relations hostile takeover by the EIC own
subsidiary Hudson’s Bay Company. The Hudson’s Bay Company which by then was
operating under the authority of the English and Dutch seized control over
Fort Vancouver (formerly Castle Vancouver; formerly New Castle) on the north
side of the Columbia. In
basic the same actions would occur in Bellingham; with the previous infrastructure
either included into the new fortification and or torn down/erased and a new
fortification structure built. Either
way the infrastructure present previous would by the arrogance of a conqueror
would need to be obliterated and the start date would need to be when the
Fort was constructed. Erasing the previous structures and previous cultural
influence. When
Pickett arrived in the area of Castle Bellingham, he seized the Castle
immediately, then renamed it Fort Bellingham. There
is another military reservation where Western Washington university sits. |
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