Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. A large majority, 534 acres of Fort Lawton, was given to the city of Seattle and dedicated as Discovery Park in 1973. The fort was included in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list. Fort Lawton officially closed on September 14, 2011.
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