Fort Anderson (California)

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Coordinates: 40°58′16″N 123°50′25″W / 40.97111°N 123.84028°W / 40.97111; -123.84028
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Fort Anderson
Camp Anderson
Military post
Fort Anderson is located in California
Fort Anderson
Fort Anderson
Location in California
Coordinates: 40°58′16″N 123°50′25″W / 40.97111°N 123.84028°W / 40.97111; -123.84028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyHumboldt County
Elevation
[1]
804 ft (245 m)

Fort Anderson or Camp Anderson was a military post first established in May 1862 by

Fort Humboldt and Fort Gaston. It was abandoned in the winter of 1862, but reestablished in 1864 and finally closed in 1866.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Anderson (California)
  2. ^ a b Colonel Herbert M. Hart, USMC (retired), Historic California Posts: Fort Anderson (Camp Anderson), California State Military Department, The California Military Museum website, accessed 12 February 2012

40°58′16″N 123°50′25″W / 40.97111°N 123.84028°W / 40.97111; -123.84028

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