Camp Rampart

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Camp Rampart (1899-1901) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1899 during the Alaska Gold Rush by Lieutenant Benjamin J. Tillman, 7th U.S. Infantry in present day Rampart, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. Abandoned in 1901.

Camp Rampart History

Established by Lieutenant Benjamin J. Tillman and a detachment of Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry on 27 Jul 1899. Provided protection for a miner supply base.

The post was abandoned on 1 Aug 1901.

Current Status

Rampart, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska.


USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 863307


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Location: Rampart, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. Map point is approximate.

Maps & Images

Lat: 65.505 Long: -150.17

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 25

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