Fort Tejon: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{|width="795px" cellpadding="5px" | {|width="795px" cellpadding="5px" | ||
|- valign="top" | |- valign="top" | ||
|width="50%"|[[|300px|thumb|left|]] | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Tejon View.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Fort Tejon Officers Quarters]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[|300px|thumb|right|]] | |width="50%"|[[|300px|thumb|right|]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 8 March 2010
Fort Tejon (1854-1864) - First established 10 Aug 1854 by 1st Lt. Thomas F. Castor and Company A, 1st U.S. Dragoons. Abandoned in 1864.
 |
[[|300px|thumb|right|]] |
| |
Fort Tejon History
Built to replace Fort Miller and to guard the Tejon Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains.
Current Status
No period guns or mounts in place.
|
{"selectable":false,"width":"500"} |
Location: Tejon State Historic Park, Kern County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 34.874137 Long: -118.894408 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 96
Links:
Visited: 8 Mar 2010
Fort Tejon Picture Gallery
|
Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |