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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1858-1892) - A U.S. Army Fort established in 1858 during the [[California Gold Rush]] by Captain [[Edmund Underwood]], [[4th U.S. Infantry]], near present day Hoopa in Humboldt County, California. Named for 2nd Lt. [[William Gaston]], [[1st U.S. Dragoons]], who was killed 17 May 1858 in combat with hostile Spokane Indians. Renamed [[Camp Gaston]] on 1 Jan 1867 and renamed again as Fort Gaston on 5 Apr 1892. Abandoned in 1892 and turned over to the Department of the Interior. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1858-1892) - A U.S. Army Fort established in 1858 during the [[California Gold Rush]] by Captain [[Edmund Underwood]], [[4th U.S. Infantry]], near present day Hoopa in Humboldt County, California. Named for 2nd Lt. [[William Gaston]], [[1st U.S. Dragoons]], who was killed 17 May 1858 in combat with hostile Spokane Indians. Renamed [[Camp Gaston]] on 1 Jan 1867 and renamed again as Fort Gaston on 5 Apr 1892. Abandoned in 1892 and turned over to the Department of the Interior. | ||
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Revision as of 13:18, 18 September 2012
Fort Gaston (1858-1892) - A U.S. Army Fort established in 1858 during the California Gold Rush by Captain Edmund Underwood, 4th U.S. Infantry, near present day Hoopa in Humboldt County, California. Named for 2nd Lt. William Gaston, 1st U.S. Dragoons, who was killed 17 May 1858 in combat with hostile Spokane Indians. Renamed Camp Gaston on 1 Jan 1867 and renamed again as Fort Gaston on 5 Apr 1892. Abandoned in 1892 and turned over to the Department of the Interior.
Fort Gaston History
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Location: Hoopa, Humboldt County, California. Map point in approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 41.0502066 Long: -123.6741484 |
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 69
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 25-26
- Frazer, Robert W. (editor), Mansfield on the conditions of The Western Forts, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1963, ISBN 0-8061-1083-X, page 448
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