Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, is a California State Park located on the south of Eureka, California just off Highway 101. Eureka is the county seat of Humboldt County, California. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ...

Fort Humboldt was established in 1853 by the Army as a buffer between Native Americans, gold-seekers and settlers. It was founded by Captain Robert C. Buchanan of the Fourth Infantry Regiment. It was placed on a bluff overlooking Humboldt Bay. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In addition to serving to protect the local inhabitants, it was also a supply depot for posts around the California and Oregon borders. During the Civil War, Fort Humboldt was the headquarters of the District of the Humboldt. The American Civil War (1861 - 1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America – twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union – and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the Union...

Among the many soldiers who served at the fort was a young captain, Ulysses S. Grant, who was there for five months in 1854. Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was a Union general in the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

After the Civil War, the fort outlived its usefulness and it was abandoned in 1866. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

The fort fell into ruin. Only the hospital remains of the original buildings and is now the park's museum. The other buildings were recreated.

The park is open daily from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

External links

Fort Humboldt State Historic Park official website

Historic California Posts: Fort Humboldt