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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1897-199?) - Established 29 Apr 1897 and named for Col. [[Edward D. Baker]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1897-199?) - Established 29 Apr 1897 and named for Col. [[Edward D. Baker]]. | ||
== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Established in 1897 to guard the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Original Batteries were Point Bonita, Point Diablo, Gravelly Reach, Lime Point Ridge, Cavallo, and Point Cavallo. [[Endicott period]] batteries were Spencer, Kirby, Duncan, Wagner and Yates. | Established in 1897 to guard the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Original Batteries were Point Bonita, Point Diablo, Gravelly Reach, Lime Point Ridge, Cavallo, and Point Cavallo. [[:Category:Endicott Period Forts|Endicott period]] batteries were Spencer, Kirby, Duncan, Wagner and Yates. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
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[[Category:California Forts]] | [[Category:California Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal Forts]] | [[Category:Coastal Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Endicott Period Forts]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Preserved]] | [[Category:Preserved]] | ||
[[Category:National Park]] | [[Category:National Park]] | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 19 January 2008
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. Original Batteries were 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 |
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
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