Fort Rowland

Fort Rowland (1853-1856) - Coos County settlers built Fort Rowland on the south fork of the Coquille River in 1853, on what is now known as Rowland Prairie. It was used as defense headquarters against Indians in the fall of 1855. No direct military involvement is mentioned. Current Status Coos County, Oregon. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1851686 Location: Rowland Prairie on the south fork of the Coquille River, Coos County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.93611 Long: -124.11583 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 282' Source: Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads Links: North American Forts - Fort Rowland Visited: No Image Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!