Fort Birdseye

Fort Birdseye (1855-1856) - Built by settlers during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56 on the donation land claim of David Birdseye and named after him. Fort Birdseye DAR Marker Log House at the Site of Fort Birdseye Current Status A DAR Marker was placed on the south side of the old Pacific Coast Highway at the site of the stockade in front of a log house originally built in 1856. The log house was reportedly built of logs from the stockade of Fort Birdseye. The house lasted for over a hundred years and was restored in the 1980's only to burn down in 1990. The rebuilt version is shown above. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1132460 {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: On the south bank of the Rogue River near the mouth of Birdseye Creek in Jackson County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.406997 Long: -123.150752 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 997 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 Links: North American Forts - Fort Birdseye Visited: 28 Jun 2008 Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! Century Ranch Sign at the Site of Fort Birdseye Birdseye Creek Sign Next to the Birdseye Ranch Log Cabin The Mouth of Birdseye Creek at the Rogue River