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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1855- | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1855-1856)''' - Established 6 Nov 1855 as a stockade for settlers in Coos County, Oregon, under the command of elected Capt. [[William H. Packwood]]. It was named after Catching Creek but mispronounced Kitchen. | ||
== Current Status == | |||
Coos County, Oregon | |||
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{{GNIS| | |||
Name=Fort Kitchen| | |||
ID=1851690| | |||
Type=Historical| | |||
Class=Military| | |||
County=Coos County| | |||
State=Oregon| | |||
Country= US| | |||
Lat=43.0453876| | |||
Long=-124.1451030| | |||
Ele=49| | |||
Map=Myrtle Poin| | |||
Date=14 Sep 1999| | |||
Code=41011 | |||
}} | |||
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Fort Kitchen<br>(1855- | Fort Kitchen<br>(1855-1856) | ||
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* Elevation: | * Elevation: 49 | ||
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* {{Victor}}, page 373 | * {{Victor}}, page 373 | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/or.html#kitchen North American Forts - Fort Kitchen] | |||
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[[Category:Oregon All]] | [[Category:Oregon All]] | ||
[[Category:Oregon Coos County]] | [[Category:Oregon Coos County]] | ||
[[Category:Rogue River Indian War Forts]] | |||
[[Category:Private Property]] | [[Category:Private Property]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Oregon Not Visited]] | [[Category:Oregon Not Visited]] | ||
Revision as of 07:46, 22 September 2012
Fort Kitchen (1855-1856) - Established 6 Nov 1855 as a stockade for settlers in Coos County, Oregon, under the command of elected Capt. William H. Packwood. It was named after Catching Creek but mispronounced Kitchen.
Current Status
Coos County, Oregon
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1851690
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Location: Fort Kitchen was located about a mile south of the present town of Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon on the south fork of the Coquille River near the mouth of Catching Creek. Maps & Images Lat: 43.04556 Long: -124.14389 |
Sources:
- Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
- 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 369
- Victor, Frances Fuller, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon: compiled from the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls, Farnk C. Baker, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1894, page 373
Links:
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