Fort Gibbon

More information at Warlike and Wikipedia Fort Gibbon (1899-1923) - A U.S. Army Fort established in 1899 during the Alaska Gold Rush in present day Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk (CA), Alaska. Named in G.O. 104, 7 Jun 1899, for Brigadier General John Gibbon (Cullum 1350), commander of the Department of Alaska, who died 6 Feb 1896. Abandoned in 1923. History Established during the Alaska Gold Rush in 25 Jul 1899 by Captain Charles A. Booth (Cullum 2439) and companies E and F, 7th U.S. Infantry. The post served as the headquarters of the Department of Alaska until 1923. The town of Tanana served as a cargo transfer point between large cargo ships and river transports going up the Yukon and Tanana River. The post came to be involved as a station on the Alaska telegraph system and later as a wireless station. On 21 Nov 1903, a fire destroyed all the military quarters and the supply buildings on the post. Another fire on 7 Mar 1916 destroyed the main barracks and ammunition houses at Fort Gibbon and killed three soldiers of company B, 14th U.S. Infantry. The post was abandoned in February 1923. Current Status Unknown, Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk (CA), Alaska. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska. Map point may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 65.17194 Long: -152.07889 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 207' GPS Locations: 65.17194, -152.07889 Fort Gibbon 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 21-22 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1410629 Links: North American Forts - Fort Gibbon Wikipedia - Fort Gibbon New York Times - Fort Gibbons Fire 1916 Visited: No