Fort Leland

Fort Leland (1855-185?) - Established as a stockaded tavern by Harkness and Twogood on Grave Creek in Josephine County the Oregon Volunteers used this fort during the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-56.

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Location: Just north of where the Pacific Highway crosses Grave Creek, north of Grants Pass in Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.63944 Long: -123.38889 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1200'

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 135
• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
• McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 371
• Victor, Frances Fuller, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon: compiled from the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls, Farnk C. Baker, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1894, page 368

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