Fort Tejon: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:03, 8 March 2010

Fort Tejon (1854-1864) - First established 10 Aug 1854 by 1st Lt. Thomas F. Castor and Company A, 1st U.S. Dragoons. Abandoned in 1864.

Fort Tejon Officers Quarters	Fort Tejon Jail and Guardhouse
Fort Tejon Parade, Barracks and Officers Quarters

Built to replace Fort Miller and to guard the Tejon Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains.

No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Tejon State Historic Park, Kern County, California.

Maps & Images

Lat: 34.874137 Long: -118.894408

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 96

Links:

Visited: 8 Mar 2010

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