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'''Fort Briggs (1855-1856)''' - A settler | '''Fort Briggs (1855-1856)''' - A settler house converted to a fortification during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] of 1855-56. This fort protected settlers from the Sucker Creek area in the Illinois River Valley, Josephine County, Oregon. Abandoned for military purposes at the end of the war. | ||
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== [[Rogue River Indian War]] (1855-1856) == | |||
A settler log house converted to a fort on the land donation claim of [[George E. Biggs]] (section 35, twp 39 south, range 8 west) during the [[Rogue River Indian War]]. The fort provided shelter for the settlers along Sucker Creek. The squared log house was abandoned for military purposes at the end of the war but remained standing until 1908. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only in Josephine County, Oregon. The fort structure burned to the ground in 1908. | Marker only in Josephine County, Oregon. The fort structure burned to the ground in 1908. | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 8 November 2012
Fort Briggs (1855-1856) - A settler house converted to a fortification during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56. This fort protected settlers from the Sucker Creek area in the Illinois River Valley, Josephine County, Oregon. Abandoned for military purposes at the end of the war.
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Rogue River Indian War (1855-1856)
A settler log house converted to a fort on the land donation claim of George E. Biggs (section 35, twp 39 south, range 8 west) during the Rogue River Indian War. The fort provided shelter for the settlers along Sucker Creek. The squared log house was abandoned for military purposes at the end of the war but remained standing until 1908.
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 |
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- 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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