List of forts in California

This is a list of forts and camps in California, established by military, commercial and other interests.

List

NameLocationCountyDate FoundedDate AbandonedFounded by
Alcatraz Island[1]San Francisco BaySan FranciscoNovember 6, 18501934United States Army
Camp AlertPioneer Race CourseSan Francisco18621865Union Army
Fort AndersonRedwood CreekHumboldt1862
1864		1862
1866		Union Army
Fort Bakernear BridgevilleHumboldtMarch 23, 1862November 1863Union Army
Lime Point Military Reservation
Fort Baker
Fort Barry
Fort Cronkhite		Golden Gate National Recreation AreaMarin1850
1897		1897
2002		United States
Bolsa Chica Military ReservationHuntington BeachLos Angeles19421948?United States
Benicia Arsenal[2]
Benicia Barracks
Benicia Quartermaster Depot		BeniciaSolano CountyApril 9, 18491964United States Army
Fort Bragg[3][4]
Camp Bragg		Fort BraggMendocinoSummer 18571864United States Army
Camp Burlington[5]
Camp Burlington-Humboldt
Camp Stephens Grove
Camp Dyerville		near Dyerville on the Eel RiverHumboldt19331942Civilian Conservation Corps
Camp Cap Eele
Drum Barracks
Camp Drum
Fort Drum
Camp San Pedro
Wilmington Depot		WilmingtonLos Angeles18611871Union Army
Fort EmoryCoronadoSan Diego19421947United States Army
Cantonment Far West[6]
Camp Far West
Fort Far West		Marysville (Bear Creek)YubaSeptember 28, 1849May 4, 1852United States Army
Fort FunstonLake Merced Military ReservationSan Francisco19391963United States Army
Fort GastonHoopa Valley Indian ReservationHumboldtDecember 4, 1859June 29, 1892United States Army
Camp Grant[7]near Dyerville on the Eel RiverHumboldtOctober 1863about 1865Union Army
Fort HumboldtEurekaHumboldt18531866United States Army
Fort Hunter Liggett
Fort IaquaIaquaHumboldtAugust 5, 18631866Union Army
Fort Irwinnear BarstowSan Bernardino1940United States Army
Fort JonesFort JonesSiskiyouOctober 18, 1852June 23, 1858United States Army
Camp Lincolnjust west of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkDel Norte County, CaliforniaSeptember 18621870Union Army
United States Army
Camp LowSan Juan BautistaSan Benito18641865Union Army
Fort MacArthur
White Point Military Reservation		San PedroLos Angeles1888(Still in use)United States Army
Fort McDowellAngel IslandSan Francisco19011962United States Army
Fort Miley Military ReservationPoint Lobos, San FranciscoSan Francisco18981949United States Army
Camp Barbour[8]
Camp Miller
Fort Miller		Millerton LakeFresnoMay 26, 1851December 1, 1866United States Army
Presidio of MontereyMontereyMonterey1768still in use by USNew Spain
New San Diego Depot
San Diego Barracks		New San DiegoSan Diego1850
April 5, 1879		1879
United States Army
Camp No. 27
Fort OrdMontereyMonterey1917September, 1994United States Army
Camp Roberts
Fort RossJennerSonoma18121841Russian-American Company
Fort Sacramento
Presidio of San DiegoSan DiegoSan Diego17691835Spain
Presidio of San FranciscoSan FranciscoSan Francisco17761994Spain
Camp Merriam
Camp San Luis Obispo		halfway between the cities of Morro Bay and San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo1928-United States Army
Presidio of Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara17821846Spain
Fort PointSan FranciscoSan Francisco17941970Spain
Fort ReadingReddingShastaMay 26, 1852April 6, 1870United States Army
Fort RosecransSan DiegoSan Diego1852United States Army
Fort SewardFort SewardHumboldtSeptember 25, 1861April, 1862Union Army
Fort TejonGrapevine CanyonKernJune 24, 1854September 11, 1864United States Army
Fort Ter-WawKlamath GlenDel NorteOctober 12, 1857June 10, 1862United States Army
Camp Wessels
Camp at Nome Cult Indian Agency
Fort Wright
Camp Wright		Round Valley ReservationMendocino1858
1862
1875		1861
1866
1875		United States Army
Union Army
United States Army
Fort Winfield ScottSan FranciscoSan Francisco18521995United States Army
Fort Yumaacross the Colorado River from Yuma, ArizonaImperialNovember 27, 18501885United States Army

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The California State Military Museum, Post at Alcatraz Island
  2. ↑ California State Military Museum, The Posts at Benicia
  3. ↑ The California State Military Museum, Fort Bragg
  4. ↑ History of Fort Bragg
  5. ↑ Civilian Conservation Corps Photos Archived 2005-02-10 at Archive.is
  6. ↑ California State Military Museum, Camp Far West
  7. ↑ California State Military Museum, Camp Grant
  8. ↑ The California State Military Museum, Fort Miller

References

  • Heizer, Robert F., The Destruction of California Indians, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London, 1993. ISBN 0-8032-7262-6.
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