10/11/2001
10/11/2001
3/28/2009
10/11/2001
Landmark information
- Location:
Fort Tejon State Historic Park, on Lebec Rd, 2.8 mi N of Lebec - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/1/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
3/28/2009 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 52.481, W 118 53.581 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Fort Tejon
This military post was established by the United States Army on June 24, 1854 to suppress stock rustling and for the protection of indians in the San Joaquin Valley. As regimental headquarters of the First Dragoons, Fort Tejon was an important military, social, and political center. Camels for transportation were introduced here in 1858. The fort was abandoned September 11, 1864.