Fort Briggs

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Fort Briggs (1855-185?) - Built during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56. This fort housed settlers from Sucker Creek in the Illinois Valley.

Location: Sucker Creek, Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.13333 Long: -123.61361 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: 1340'

Source:

• 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 365
• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads

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