Fort Briggs

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.

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File:.jpg ttttt fffff 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 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Marker on Holland loop road, Sucker Creek, Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.13333 Long: -123.61361 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1352' Recent Blog Posts: Josephine County Historical Society - Fort Briggs Source: 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 Links: North American Forts - Fort Briggs Visited: No Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!