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| Landmark #317 | Siskiyou County | Visited: March 10, 2016 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque in the town of Fort Jones! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Companies A and B of the First United States Dragoons established a military post here on October 16, 1852. Named in honor of Colonel Roger Jones, brevet major general and the Adjutant General of the Army 1825-52, this fort was garrisoned by Company 3, 4th U.S. Infantry from April 23, 1853 until it was abandoned on June 23, 1858. This monument is dedicated this 14th day of July, 1946, to the officers and men who served here, among them Sergeants James Bryan and John Griffin and Private Gundor Salverson who upon their discharge became pioneer settlers of this valley.
OTHER TIDBITS: This was also the station of Company I in the First Battalion of Mountaineers of the California Volunteers! They were on the scene to keep settlers safe from Native American raids until the settlements were large enough to defend themselves! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On Eastside Rd 0.5 mi SE of intersection of Eastside Rd and State Hwy 3 Fort Jones, CA 96032 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~654mi (1053km) — 10.9hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |