Fort Birdseye - Jackson County, OR
N 42° 24.424 W 123° 09.033
10T E 487611 N 4694985
This historical marker is tucked away behind a fence to a century ranch known as the Birdseye Ranch and located along the historic Hwy 99 near Rogue River, OR.
Waymark Code: WMKRWH
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2014
Views: 3
Located in front of a century ranch known as the Birdseye Ranch along historic Hwy 99 is a historical marker made of bronze monumented in front of a large cement base that reads:
NEAR SITE OF
FORT BIRDSEYE
1855
LOG HOUSE
BUILT 1856PLACED BY
CRATER LAKE
CHAPTER, D. A. R.
1929
I located an online brochure (link below) that contains a list of all Oregon forts from 1805 to 1976 and reads the following regarding Fort Birdseye:
Fort Birdseye - Built in Jackson County by settlers during the Rogue River Indian Uprising of 1855 - 1856. It was created on the south bank of the Rogue River near the mouth of Birdseye Creek.
The wounded Hungry Hill troops were carried to the safety of Fort Birdseye near the present town of Rogue River. The old Birdseye home had timbers made from the old Fort Birdseye.
There is a picture in the brochure of the Birdseye home that was made from the timbers of Fort Birdseye. The home is well hidden by trees and shrubbery and has seen better days. Some very nice history located here along this stretch of Hwy 99.
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