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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1862-1865)''' - Established in 1862 by the [[1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry]] and named after Maj. Gen. E.D. Baker. Abandoned some time after 1865. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1862-1865)''' - Established in 1862 by the [[1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry]] and named after Maj. Gen. E.D. Baker. Abandoned some time after 1865. | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
The camp buildings were built of pine logs | Camp Baker was established in 1862 during the [[U.S. Civil War]] to watch over Confedrate sympathizers in nearby Jacksonville. | ||
The camp buildings were built of pine logs and Coleman Creek flowed through the camp. | |||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
DAR Marker only. | DAR Marker only. | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 132 | |||
* {{OregonGeographicNames}}, page 141 | * {{OregonGeographicNames}}, page 141 | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 22 October 2007
Camp Baker (2) (1862-1865) - Established in 1862 by the 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry and named after Maj. Gen. E.D. Baker. Abandoned some time after 1865.
Camp Baker (2) History
Camp Baker was established in 1862 during the U.S. Civil War to watch over Confedrate sympathizers in nearby Jacksonville.
The camp buildings were built of pine logs and Coleman Creek flowed through the camp.
Current Status
DAR Marker only.
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Location: Located .5 miles west of Phoenix, Oregon on Camp Baker Road at Coleman Creek. Maps & Images Lat: 42.2657 Long: -122.8344 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 132
- 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 141
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