Fort Vannoy

Fort Vannoy (1855-1856) - Established in Oct/Nov 1855. One of the more important posts of the Oregon Volunteers during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56, since it served as the headquarters camp for the volunteers. Also known as Camp Vannoy.

Current Status

Marker only at Fort Vannoy Farms, Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. Marker replace and rededicated 21 Apr 2012. The marker is located on Fort Vannoy Farms, 5791 Lower River Road in Grants Pass, Oregon

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1851688

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Location: On the north bank of the Rogue River about four miles west of the town of Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.43222 Long: -123.42306 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 863

Sources:

• 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 374
• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
• 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 669
• Victor, Frances Fuller, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon: compiled from the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls, Farnk C. Baker, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1894, 390-392

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Vannoy
• USGS - Fort Vannoy
• Fort Vannoy Historic Marker

Visited: 7 Nov 2012, 27 Jun 2008

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