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'''Fort Briggs (1855-1856)''' - A settler fort built during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] of 1855-56. This fort | '''Fort Briggs (1855-1856)''' - A settler fort built during the [[Rogue River Indian War]] of 1855-56. This fort protected settlers from the Sucker Creek area in the Illinois River Valley, Josephine County, Oregon. Abandoned for military purposes at the end of the war. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only in Josephine County, Oregon. The fort structure burned to the ground in 1908. | Marker only in Josephine County, Oregon. The fort structure burned to the ground in 1908. | ||
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Fort Briggs | (1855-1856) | ||
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Revision as of 09:19, 8 November 2012
Fort Briggs (1855-1856) - A settler fort built during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56. This fort protected settlers from the Sucker Creek area in the Illinois River Valley, Josephine County, Oregon. Abandoned for military purposes at the end of the war.
Current Status
Marker only in Josephine County, Oregon. The fort structure burned to the ground in 1908.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 863307
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Location: Marker on Holland loop road, Sucker Creek, Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.13333 Long: -123.61361 |
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- 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
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