Fort Gibbon

Fort Gibbon (1899-1923) - A U.S. Army Fort established in 1899 during the Alaska Gold Rush in present day Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska. Named in G.O. 104, 7 Jun 1899, for Brigadier General John Gibbon, commander of the Department of Alaska, who died 6 Feb 1896. Abandoned in 1923.

Fort Gibbon History

Established in 25 Jul 1899 by companies E and F, 7th U.S. Infantry, and served as the headquarters of the Department of Alaska until 1923.

The post was abandoned in February 1923.

Current Status

Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1410629

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Location: Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 65.1719444 Long: -152.0788889 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 207'

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 21-22

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Gibbon

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