Fort Ord

Fort Ord (1917-1994) - A U.S. Army post established in 1917 as Camp Gigling during World War I on Monterey Bay in Monterey County, California. Renamed Camp Ord in 1939 and Fort Ord in 1940 after Major General Edward Ord, who served in the Second Seminole War and the U.S. Civil War. Closed in 1994 under the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) legislation.

Current Status

Part of Fort Ord National Monument, Monterey County, California

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680886

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Location: Fort Ord National Monument, Monterey County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 36.652458 Long: -121.7286905 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 62'

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 81

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Ord
• Fort Ord History
• California Military Museum - Fort Ord

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