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== Current Status == | |||
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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{{GNIS| | |||
Name=Fort Birdseye| | |||
ID=1132460| | |||
Type=Historical| | |||
Class=Locale| | |||
County=Jackson County| | |||
State=Oregon| | |||
Country= US| | |||
Lat=42.4067879| | |||
Long=-123.1483850| | |||
Ele=997| | |||
Map=Rogue River| | |||
Date=22 May 1986| | |||
Code=41029 | |||
}} | |||
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{{Mapit-US-cityscale|42.406997|-123.150752}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|42.406997|-123.150752}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 997 | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/or.html#birdseye North American Forts - Fort Birdseye] | |||
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[[Category:Oregon All]] | [[Category:Oregon All]] | ||
[[Category:Oregon Jackson County]] | [[Category:Oregon Jackson County]] | ||
[[Category:Rogue River Indian War Forts]] | |||
[[Category:Private Property]] | [[Category:Private Property]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 22 September 2012
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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Current Status
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.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1132460
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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
Links:
Visited: 28 Jun 2008
Picture Gallery
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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
