| Fort Ruger | |
|---|---|
| Part of U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps | |
| Honolulu, Hawaiʻi | |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1906 |
| In use | 1906–present |
Fort Ruger Historic District | |
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| Location | Diamond Head Rd., Honolulu, Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 21°16′3″N 157°48′31″W / 21.26750°N 157.80861°W |
| Built | 1911 |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000249 |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 1983[1] |
Fort Ruger is a fort on the island of Oʻahu that served as the first military reservation in the Territory of Hawaii. Named after Civil War General Thomas H. Ruger and built in and around Diamond Head Crater, the fort was established by the United States for the purpose of defending the harbor of its newly annexed territory.[2] The fort was established in 1906 as Diamond Head Reservation[3] and renamed Fort Ruger in 1909.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Fort Ruger Soil Reclamation Project - Fact Sheet No. 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-08. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Executive Order 395-A
- ^ "General Orders, No. 15, War Dept., January 28, 1909".