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At the urging of Edward Fitzgerald Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, the U.S. Army established Fort Tejon in 1854. Fort Tejon was the headquarters of the First U.S. Dragoons until those Regular Army troops were transferred to the East in July 1861 soon after the outbreak of the American Civil War. The fort was re-occupied ...
The Fort Tejon Historical Association (FTHA) is a historical society dedicated to preserving the historic site at Fort Tejon State Historic Park, in Kern County, California, and educating the public about the fort’s role in 19th century California and U.S. history. Fort Tejon was established in 1854 at Tejon Pass, in the canyon between the ...
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park; Fort Humboldt State Historic Park; Fort Ross State Historic Park; Fort Tejon State Historic Park; Governor's Mansion State Historic Park; Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument; Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park; Jack London State Historic Park; La Purísima Mission State Historic Park
In 1854, the Army established Fort Tejon in the Grapevine Canyon (La Cañada de las Uvas) near Fort Tejon Pass. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized funds to construct a 30-foot (9.1 m) deep cut to make the steep route north over the San Fernando Pass easier for stagecoach traffic, and a group of businessmen raised funds by ...
The Tejon Pass / t eɪ ˈ h oʊ n, t ə ˈ h oʊ n, ˈ t eɪ. h oʊ n /, previously known as Portezuelo de Cortes, Portezuela de Castac, and Fort Tejon Pass is a mountain pass between the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern San Emigdio Mountains, linking Southern California north to the Central Valley.
Columbia State Historic Park, Columbia; Empire Mine State Historic Park, Grass Valley; Fort Ross State Historic Park, Fort Ross; Hearst Castle State Historic Park, San Simeon; Heritage Square Museum, Montecito Heights, Los Angeles; La Purísima Mission State Historic Park, Lompoc; Leonis Adobe Museum, Calabasas; Los Angeles Plaza Historic ...
Tejon Ranch will set aside 178,000 acres (720 km 2) for conservation and will provide an option for public purchase of an additional 62,000 acres (250 km 2) – 49,000 to create a state park, 10,000 to realign 37 miles (60 km) of the Pacific Crest hiking trail, and the rest for docent-led tours of "sensitive habitat." Tejon Ranch will accept ...
Other herds in the state, such as those in the Owens Valley and near San Luis Obispo, were established using individuals from the Tule Elk State Natural Reserve. [2] The Owens Valley herd was established in 1972 with two males and three females from the Tule Elk Reserve. [10] Five bulls and 23 cows from the reserve founded the SLO herd in 1989 ...