Fort Kitchen

Fort Kitchen (1855-1856) - Established 6 Nov 1855 as a stockade for settlers in Coos County, Oregon, under the command of elected Capt. William H. Packwood. It was named after Catching Creek but mispronounced Kitchen.

Current Status

Coos County, Oregon

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1851690

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Location: Fort Kitchen was located about a mile south of the present town of Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon on the south fork of the Coquille River near the mouth of Catching Creek. Maps & Images Lat: 43.04556 Long: -124.14389 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 49

Sources:

• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
• 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 369
• Victor, Frances Fuller, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon: compiled from the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls, Farnk C. Baker, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1894, page 373

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Kitchen

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