Fort Ruger

Fort Ruger (1906-1959) - A U.S. Army Coastal Fort first established in 1906 on Oahu Island, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named Fort Ruger in G.O. 15, 1909, after Major General Thomas H. Ruger, Superintendent of the United States Military Academy who served in the U.S. Civil War and became a Major General at age 29. Abandoned in 1959.

Fort Ruger 1938 Aerial View (lower center)

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Honolulu.

A U.S. Army Coastal Fort built in 1906 on a 755 acre site on the slopes of Diamond Head Crater about six miles from Honolulu.

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Fort Ruger 1922 Plan

Fort Ruger 1922 Main Post Plan

Current Status

Part of Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

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Location: Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Maps & Images Lat: 21.2675 Long: -157.808611 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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 246
• Gaines, William C., A Military History of Diamond Head and Fort Ruger, Coast Defense Journal, Vol 19, Issue 2, Part 1, May 2005, pages 4-41
• Gaines, William C., A Military History of Diamond Head and Fort Ruger, Coast Defense Journal, Vol 19, Issue 3, Part 2, August 2005, pages 4-46
• Williford, Glen and McGovern, Terrance, Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oahu 1907-50, Osprey Publishing, 2013, Print ISBN 9781849085723
• CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Ruger
• Wikipedia - Fort Ruger
• Diamond Head Hike - Military History
• Hawaii State Parks - Diamond Head State Monument

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