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Fort Baker (3) (1861-1865) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1861 in Southeast Washington DC. Named Fort Baker after Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker who was killed at Balls Bluff 21 Oct 1861. The Fort was abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
May 29, 2017 · Georgetown and Washington City were separate political entities until 1871. Washington City consolidated with Washington County in 1878. Briefly became the Territory of Columbia in 1874 - 1876. Civil War Defenses of Washington (NPS Historic Resource Study) Washington, DC Civil War Defense System - FORT WIKI (1861 - 1866)
The commanding position known as Fort Baker is now receiving batteries of modern guns and mortars, soon to make it what I call "the Gibraltar of the Pacific Coast". At first the soldiers who manned these large guns camped in tents, but cold fog and winds soon made permanent housing a necessity. Thus grew Fort Baker starting in 1901.
- Fogless Wonder
- Bay Natives: The Coast Miwok
- Mexican Era Rancho Sausalito
- Establishing Fort Baker
- Fort Baker Defenses During WWII
Much of San Francisco and points north of the bay fall under the realm of the frequent visitor in gray, Karl the Fog. Karl is fond of the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay; large swaths of the city disappear within his dense shroud. Although a ridge to the west keeps him from Fort Baker, it makes the view from Fort Baker a bit eerie. He's a product of...
The Miwok and their ancestors made their home in areas north of the Golden Gate, primarily in Marin County and southern Sonoma County, for 10,000 years before any Europeans arrived. They were organized into small, politically independent societal groups that moved annually between temporary and permanent village sites determined by seasonal hunting...
Although the Spanish colonized this region in 1776, the area remained largely uninhabited even after the Mexican War of Independence, which was fought from 1810 to 1821. Towards the mid-1800s, the grasslands here were gaining recognition as primo territory for cattle ranching. The ranch hands were known as los vaquerosand were some of America's fir...
In the mid-1800s, the US Army set about modernizing the harbor defenses of San Francisco. The brick forts that had been the standard structures for the first half of the century were now vulnerable to rifled artillery attack. The army therefore developed a more modern system that relied on hidden batteries and "disappearing" guns. At first, the men...
As the country began to mobilize for war, the army created the Harbor Defenses of San Francisco, a system with operational command over many San Francisco army posts, including Fort Baker, Fort Barry and Fort Cronkhite. The Harbor Defenses of San Francisco was responsible for ensuring the safety of friendly shipping traffic and defending the coastl...
Jun 19, 2017 · Washington and other descendants of the original African American settlers protested that the development threatened land where their ancestors were buried. As it was, the park system had already despoiled the grave of Clara Adams, Washington’s great-great-aunt, by establishing a maintenance yard around her headstone many years ago.
Jun 15, 2021 · On forested hills surrounding the nation's capital are the remnants of a complex system of Civil War fortifications. These strategic buttresses transformed the young capital into one of the world's most fortified cities. By 1865, 68 forts and 93 batteries armed with over 800 cannons encircled Washington, DC. Today, you can visit 17 of the original sites now managed by the National Park Service.
Feb 19, 2020 · Fort Baker (3) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort in Washington DC. Fort Baker (4) - A French & Indian War Fort in Pennsylvania. Fort Baker (5) - A U.S. Civil War post in California. Fort Baker (6) - A Union U.S. Civil War Fort in Cherrydale, Arlington, Virginia. Fort Baker (7) - A Settler Blockhouse on the Ohio River at Cresaps Bottom, West ...
