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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1846-1848) - A U.S. Navy and Marine Fort established in 1846 as [[Fort DuPont]] during the [[Mexican War]] by U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy personnel in present day San Diego, San Diego County, California. Originally named for Navy Captain [[Samuel F. DuPont]], captain of the USS Cyane. The fort was retaken by Mexican forces in October 1846 and remained under their control until recaptured by U.S. Admiral [[Robert F. Stockton]] in November 1846. The fort was renamed [[Fort Stockton]] after the Admiral. The post was abandoned in 1848 at the end of the [[Mexican War]]. Also known as [[Fort San Diego]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1846-1848) - A U.S. Navy and Marine Fort established in 1846 as [[Fort DuPont]] during the [[Mexican War]] by U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy personnel in present day San Diego, San Diego County, California. Originally named for Navy Captain [[Samuel F. DuPont]], captain of the sloop USS Cyane. The fort was retaken by Mexican forces in October 1846 and remained under their control until recaptured by U.S. Admiral [[Robert F. Stockton]] in November 1846. The fort was renamed [[Fort Stockton]] after the Admiral. The post was abandoned in 1848 at the end of the [[Mexican War]]. Also known as [[Fort San Diego]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:28, 28 January 2013
Fort Stockton (3) (1846-1848) - A U.S. Navy and Marine Fort established in 1846 as Fort DuPont during the Mexican War by U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy personnel in present day San Diego, San Diego County, California. Originally named for Navy Captain Samuel F. DuPont, captain of the sloop USS Cyane. The fort was retaken by Mexican forces in October 1846 and remained under their control until recaptured by U.S. Admiral Robert F. Stockton in November 1846. The fort was renamed Fort Stockton after the Admiral. The post was abandoned in 1848 at the end of the Mexican War. Also known as Fort San Diego.
Fort Stockton (3) History
Current Status
Presidio City Park, San Diego County, California
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1869297
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Location: Presidio City Park, San Diego County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 32.757357 Long: -117.194159 |
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 87-88
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 34
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