Fort Reading - Anderson, CA
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linkys
N 40° 28.591 W 122° 13.803
10T E 565264 N 4480933
Site of a gold rush era fort established to protect miners from the local Indians.
Waymark Code: WMHVB6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2013
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Small bronze marker on a stone base just south of the site of an early Army Fort. The adobe fort was located near the creek which was nice for the summer months, but not so nice when the winter rains and resulting flooding occurred. The sign reads:
FORT READING
Located 80 rods north. Established May 26 1852
by Co. E 2nd Infantry U.S.A.
Evacuated June 1867.
Marked by U.S. Army April 6 1954
Sponsored by
Shasta Historical Society
A history of the fort can be read on The California State Military Museum website. Link