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Fort Baker (1897-199?) - Established 29 Apr 1897 and named for Col. Edward D. Baker.

Fort Baker History

Established in 1897 to guard the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Original Batteries were Point Bonita, Point Diablo, Gravelly Reach, Lime Point Ridge, Cavallo, and Point Cavallo. Endicott period batteries were Spencer, Kirby, Duncan, Wagner and Yates.

Current Status

Fort Baker is within the boundary of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Location: North side of the Golden Gate Bridge on Lime Point, California. Maps & Images Lat: 37.836513 Long: -122.479019 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 22
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 20

Links:

• MilitaryMuseum.org
• National Park Service

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