Fort Gaston - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fort Gaston - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fort Gaston was founded on December 4, 1859, in the redwood forests of the Hoopa Valley, in Northern California, on the west bank of the Trinity River, from where the Trinity flows into the Klamath River. It was located in what is now the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. Fort Gaston as part of the Humboldt Military District was intended to control the Hupa Indians and to protect them from hostile white settlers. The post was named for 2nd Lieutenant William Gaston, of the First Dragoons, who had been killed May 17, 1858, during the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene–Paloos War.Located in the Hoopa Valley. Historic California Posts: Fort Gaston (Camp Gaston) (Humboldt County) Read more on Wikipedia
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