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'''Fort Rowland (1853- | '''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. | |||
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{{GNIS| | |||
Name=Fort Rowland| | |||
ID=1851686| | |||
Type=Historical| | |||
Class=Military| | |||
County=Curry County| | |||
State=Oregon| | |||
Country= US| | |||
Lat=42.9359431| | |||
Long=-124.1170438| | |||
Ele=282| | |||
Map=Powers| | |||
Date=14 Sep 1999| | |||
Code=41015 | |||
}} | |||
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(F) 42.93611, -124.11583 | (F) 42.93611, -124.11583 | ||
Fort Rowland<br>(1853-1856) | |||
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'''Location:''' Rowland Prairie on the south fork of the Coquille River, | '''Location:''' Rowland Prairie on the south fork of the Coquille River, Coos County, Oregon. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|42.93611|-124.11583}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|42.93611|-124.11583}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 282' | ||
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'''Source:''' [[Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads]] | '''Source:''' | ||
* [[Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads]] | |||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/or.html#rowland North American Forts - Fort Rowland] | |||
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==Image Gallery== | ==Image Gallery== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowland}} | |||
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[[Category:Oregon Forts]] | |||
[[Category:Oregon All]] | |||
[[Category:Oregon Coos County]] | |||
[[Category:Rogue River Indian War Forts]] | |||
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[[Category:Oregon Not Visited]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:51, 7 January 2019
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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 StatusCoos County, Oregon. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1851686
Source: Links: Visited: No Image Gallery
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