Fort Dalles

Fort Dalles
The Dalles, Oregon at 45°35′59″N 121°11′03″W / 45.5997222°N 121.1841667°W / 45.5997222; -121.1841667[1]
The Surgeon’s Quarters of Fort Dalles
TypeMilitary base
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army
Site history
Built1850
Built byMajor Tucker
In use1850–1867
Materialswood
Demolished1867
Garrison information
Past
commanders
George Wright
Garrison9th Infantry
Fort Dalles Surgeon's Quarters
Location15th and Garrison streets
The Dalles, Oregon
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1857
Built byScholl, Louis; Jordan, Capt. Thomas
ArchitectScholl, Louis, Based On Design By A J Downing
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.71000682
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1971

Fort Dalles was a United States Army outpost located on the Columbia River at the present location of The Dalles, Oregon, in the United States. Built when Oregon was a territory, the post was used mainly for dealing with wars with Native Americans. The post was first known as Camp Drum and then Fort Drum.[2]

  1. ^ "Fort Dalles (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  2. ^ "Military & Supply Forts on the Oregon Trail" (PDF). National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 22 May 2014.