Guidebook
NO. 317 SITE OF FORT JONES - Companies A and B of the First United States Dragoons established a military post here on October 16, 1852. Named in honor of Colonel Roger Jones, brevet major general and the Adjutant General of the Army 1825-52, this fort was garrisoned by Company 3, 4th U.S. Infantry from April 23, 1853 until it was abandoned on June 23, 1858. This monument is dedicated this 14th day of July, 1946, to the officers and men who served here, among them Sergeants James Bryan and John Griffin and Private Gundor Salverson who upon their discharge became pioneer settlers of this valley.
Location
11400 Eastside Rd, Fort Jones, CA 96032 ---- (On East Side Rd, 0.5 mi SE of intersection of East Side Rd and State Hwy 3, Fort Jones)
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NO. 317 SITE OF FORT JONES - Marker
NO. 317 SITE OF FORT JONES - State Plaque