Historic California Posts, Camps,
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Fort Washington
Fort Washington
by Robert B. Roberts
A settlers' log and earthwork Indian defense
built about 1850 by Wiley B. Cassady and C. D. Gibbes, it was
located about 10 miles below Fort Miller on the south bank of
the San Joaquin River at the Stockton-Visalia stage crossing
in Fresno County. It was reportedly was away when the river over
flowed in 1852.
Extracted
from Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer,
and Trading Posts of the United States
Fort Washington
by Justin Ruhge
Fort Washington was one of those unofficial
settlers' log and earthwork defenses built to protect against
Native American attacks. It was built about 1850 by Wiley B.
Cassady and C. D. Gibbs and was located ten miles below Fort
Miller on the south bank of the San Joaquin River at the Stockton-Visalia
stage crossing in Fresno County. The Fort was washed away when
the river flooded in 1852.
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