Camp Baker

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Camp Baker (1861-1865) - Established in Dec 1861 by the 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry and named after Maj. Gen. E.D. Baker. Abandoned in the summer of 1865.

Camp Baker History

Camp Baker was established in 1861 during the U.S. Civil War to watch over Confederate sympathizers in nearby Jacksonville. It became the recruiting center for southwestern Oregon.

The camp buildings were built of pine logs and Coleman Creek flowed through the camp.

Current Status

DAR Marker only.

Location: Located west of Phoenix, Oregon .9 miles west of the intersection of Camp Baker Road and Coleman Creek Road. Maps & Images Lat: 42.2657 Long: -122.8506 Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth Wiki Mapping from WikiMapia Elevation:

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 132
• McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 141
• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads

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