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* [http://josephinecountyhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2012/09/fort-briggs-josephine-county.html Josephine County Historical Society - Fort Briggs] | |||
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Revision as of 18:16, 23 September 2012
Fort Briggs (1855-1856) - A settler fort built during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56. This fort housed settlers from Sucker Creek in the Illinois Valley, Josephine County, Oregon.
Current Status
Marker only in Josephine County, Oregon. The fort structure burned to the ground in 1908.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 863307
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Location: Marker on Holland loop road, Sucker Creek, Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.13333 Long: -123.61361 |
Recent Blog Posts:
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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