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Established in Jun 1868 by Captain [[Charles H. Peirce]] and Battery ??? of the [[2nd U.S. Artillery]] following the purchase of Alaska by the U.S. in 1867.
Established in Jun 1868 by Captain [[Charles H. Peirce]] and Battery ??? of the [[2nd U.S. Artillery]] following the purchase of Alaska by the U.S. in 1867.



Revision as of 19:54, 28 December 2013

Fort Tongass (1868-1870) - A U.S. Army fort first established in 1868 on Tongass Island, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska. Abandoned in 1870. Established in Jun 1868 by Captain Charles H. Peirce and Battery ??? of the 2nd U.S. Artillery following the purchase of Alaska by the U.S. in 1867.

Abandoned in September 1870.

Current Status

Tongass Island, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska.


USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1897010


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Location: Tongass Island, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska.

Maps & Images

Lat: 54.773514 Long: -130.734987

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 29

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