Camp Logan

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Camp Logan (1865-1869) - Established 2 Sep 1865 by Capt. A.B. Ingram, Company K., 1st Orgeon Volunteer Infantry and named for Warm Springs Indian Agent, William Logan. Evacuated 28 Nov 1868 and abandoned Jan 1869.

Camp Logan History

Established to protect settlers along the Dalles-Fort Boise Military Road from attacks by hostile Indians.

Current Status

Location: On Strawberry Creek about 6 miles South of Prairie City, Grant County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 44.3875 Long: -118.675 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: 4200'

Sources:

• 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 148.
• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 666

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