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'''Fort Birdseye (1855-1856)''' - Built by settlers during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] of 1855-56 on the donation land claim of [[David Birdseye]] and named after him. | '''Fort Birdseye (1855-1856)''' - Built by settlers during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] of 1855-56 on the donation land claim of [[David Birdseye]] and named after him. | ||
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A DAR Marker was placed on the south side of the old Pacific Coast Highway at the site of the stockade in front of a log house originally built in 1856. The log house was reportedly built of logs from the stockade of Fort Birdseye. The house lasted for over a hundred years and was restored in the 1980's only to burn down in 1990. The rebuilt version is shown above. | A DAR Marker was placed on the south side of the old Pacific Coast Highway at the site of the stockade in front of a log house originally built in 1856. The log house was reportedly built of logs from the stockade of Fort Birdseye. The house lasted for over a hundred years and was restored in the 1980's only to burn down in 1990. The rebuilt version is shown above. | ||
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Revision as of 18:55, 4 June 2011
Fort Birdseye (1855-1856) - Built by settlers during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56 on the donation land claim of David Birdseye and named after him.
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A DAR Marker was placed on the south side of the old Pacific Coast Highway at the site of the stockade in front of a log house originally built in 1856. The log house was reportedly built of logs from the stockade of Fort Birdseye. The house lasted for over a hundred years and was restored in the 1980's only to burn down in 1990. The rebuilt version is shown above.
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Location: On the south bank of the Rogue River near the mouth of Birdseye Creek in Jackson County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.406997 Long: -123.150752 |
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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Visited: 28 Jun 2008
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Century Ranch Sign at the Site of Fort Birdseye -
Birdseye Creek Sign Next to the Birdseye Ranch Log Cabin -
The Mouth of Birdseye Creek at the Rogue River
