Fort Lane, Oregon: Rogue Valley Army Post (1853–1856)
Fort Lane was a short-lived but pivotal United States Army fortification in Jackson County, Oregon, established on September 21, 1853, to maintain an uneasy armed truce between incoming white settlers and the Native peoples of the Rogue River Valley. Garrisoned by elements of the 1st U.S. Dragoons under Captain Andrew Jackson Smith, the outpost functioned … Read more