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Camp Logan (1) (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.
History
Established to protect settlers along the Dalles-Fort Boise Military Road from attacks by hostile Indians.
Current Status
Unknown.
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Location: On Strawberry Creek about 6 miles South of Prairie City, Grant County, Oregon.
Maps & Images
Lat: 44.3875 Long: -118.675
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- Elevation: 4,200'
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See Also:
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
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 136.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1154078
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