Fort Lane (Oregon)
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Fort Lane Military Post Site
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| image = Fort Lane sketch.jpg
| caption = Fort Lane at the time of its establishment in 1853, sketch by post commander Capt. Andrew Jackson Smith
| alt = Hand sketch of Fort Lane, a set of log buildings arranged in a U shape around a flagpole, with a small mountain rising in the background
| nearest_city= Central Point, Oregon
| locmapin = Oregon
| built = {{Start date|1853}}
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| added = September 20, 1988
| area = {{convert|25.8|acre}}
| refnum = 88001121{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
| coordinates = {{coord|42|25|35.8|N|122|58|37.1|W|type:pass|display=inline,title}}
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Fort Lane Military Post was a U.S. Army fort in Jackson County in southern Oregon built in the fall of 1853. The Fort was occupied by several companies of the 1st Regiment of U.S. Dragoons during the Rogue River War. Its site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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External links
- [http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2008/04/oregon_state_parks_takes_over.html The Oregonian article]
- [https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/dig-uncovers-remains-of-southern-oregon-fort-built-150-years-ago/ Seattle Times article]
- [https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/fort_lane/ Fort Lane] at The Oregon Encyclopedia
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Category:Former populated places in Jackson County, Oregon
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Oregon
Category:Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon