Fort Baker (1)

Fort Baker circa 1925

Fort Baker (1) (1897-199?) - Established 29 Apr 1897 and named for Col. Edward D. Baker.

Fort Baker (1) History

Established in 1897 to guard the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Originally site for Batteries Point Bonita, Point Diablo, Gravelly Reach, Lime Point Ridge, Cavallo, and Point Cavallo. Endicott period batteries were Spencer, Kirby, Duncan, Wagner and Yates.

Current Status

Fort Baker is within the boundary of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Location: North side of the Golden Gate Bridge on Lime Point, California. Maps & Images Lat: 37.836513 Long: -122.479019 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 22
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 20

Links:

• MilitaryMuseum.org
• National Park Service

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