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, a 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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