Fort Hunter Liggett

Fort Hunter Liggett (1940-Present) - A U.S. Army Fort established in 1940 as Hunter Liggett Military Reservation just before World War II in Monterey County, California. Named for Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett (Cullum 2800), who served in the Spanish American War and World War I and who was Chief of Staff to General John Pershing (Cullum 3126). Renamed Fort Hunter Liggett in 1975. Active military installation. Fort Hunter Liggett Entrance Sign. Fort Hunter Liggett M-55 1A1 Static Tank Display. The Hearst Hacienda on Fort Hunter Liggett. History The U.S. War Department purchased over 200,000 acres of land in Monterey County in 1940 to establish a training and exercise area. Much of the land was purchased from William Randolph Hearst and included the ranch house designed by his architect, Julia Morgan. The ranch house served various functions including an officer club and visitor quarters. The post was a sub-post of Camp Roberts (1) until 1952 and then a sub-post of Fort Ord until November 1993 when it became a United States Reserve Command base and Headquarters for the U.S. Army Combat Support Training Center. Current Status A 165,000-acre active military installation in Monterey County, California. Serves multi-service active and reserve components. The Ranch House today serves as a public hotel on the reservation. Location: Monterey County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 36.01006 Long: -121.24134 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1,467' 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 71 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2512470 Links: North American Forts - Fort Hunter Liggett California Military Museum - Fort Hunter Liggett Wikipedia - Fort Hunter Liggett Official Site - History Visited: 30 Nov 2013