San Francis Ranch was the ranch of Owens Valley pioneer Samuel A. Bishop and his wife, located on a creek later named for him ( Bishop Creek ) southwest of modern Bishop, California also named after him.
15-546: Bishop founded the ranch here in August 1861, after he and his wife drove 500 cattle and 50 horses from Fort Tejon to this spot in the Owens Valley, intending to sell cattle to the miners in the boomtown of Aurora and other mining camps in the area. On January 31, 1862, Bishop's ranch was also the site were a meeting was held between the settlers in Owens Valley and leaders of the bands of Owens Valley Indians to prevent war over
30-496: A recreated troopers' quarters. The commanding officer's quarters have several restored and furnished rooms. Officers' quarters nearby are only stabilized in a state of arrested decay , with walls buttressed by masonry and lumber and tied together with reinforcing rods. A quartermaster building has been reconstructed and houses materials used in dragoon life and Civil War reenactments. The sites of former buildings, planned for reconstruction, are marked by split rail fences along
45-691: Is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . In 1940, at the urging of local citizens, the Tejon Ranch Company deeded 5 acres (2.0 ha) to the State of California to establish a state park. Its original historic buildings have been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey . Several buildings have been restored, and two are partially open to visitors. The restored barracks contain display cases of uniforms and
60-806: Is located in the Grapevine Canyon ( La Cañada de las Uvas ) between the San Emigdio Mountains and Tehachapi Mountains . It is in the area of the Tejon Pass along Interstate 5 in Kern County, California , the main route through the mountain ranges separating the Central Valley from the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California . The fort's location protected the San Joaquin Valley from
75-501: Is marked by California Historical Landmark No. 208. The marker is on West Line Street (California Route 168) west of Mumy Lane, on the right when traveling west. This Inyo County, California -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fort Tejon Fort Tejon in California is a former United States Army outpost which was intermittently active from June 24, 1854, until September 11, 1864. It
90-604: Is the site of frequent Civil War reenactments presented by the Fort Tejon Historical Association. The park contains a number of natural features of interest, including centuries-old valley oaks and California condors . The Fort Tejon earthquake occurred at about 8:20 AM (Pacific time) on January 9, 1857. It ruptured the San Andreas Fault for a length of about 350 kilometers (220 mi), between Parkfield and San Bernardino . Displacement along
105-590: The Stockton - Los Angeles Road . From 1858, it was a stagecoach station on the Butterfield Overland Mail , which followed the same route as far as Visalia . From 1858, Fort Tejon was the western terminus of the experimental U.S. Camel Corps , which used imported camels in an effort to carry supplies across arid regions in the Southwest . The soldiers found the camels hardy, but temperamental, and they spooked
120-570: The East in July 1861 soon after the outbreak of the American Civil War . The fort was re-occupied by California volunteer troops in 1863. Those units included Companies D, E and G of the 2nd California Volunteer Cavalry from July 6 to August 17, 1863; and Company B of the 2nd California Volunteer Infantry, which remained there until Fort Tejon was abandoned for good on September 11, 1864. The fort lay along
135-563: The earlier Spanish and Mexican colonial Indian Reductions , they were generally cooperative with the European-American settlers and the U.S. Army. At the urging of Edward Fitzgerald Beale , Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, the U.S. Army established Fort Tejon in 1854. Fort Tejon was the headquarters of the First U.S. Dragoons until those Regular Army troops were transferred to
150-530: The fault was as much as 9 meters (30 feet) in the Carrizo Plain but less along the Palmdale section of the fault, closest to Los Angeles. The amount of fault slip gives this earthquake a moment magnitude of 7.9, comparable to that of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Based on the (uncertain) distribution of foreshocks for this earthquake, it is assumed that the beginning of the fault rupture (the epicenter)
165-452: The horses used by the cavalry. The great earthquake of 1857, which became known as the Fort Tejon earthquake , was centered nearly 100 miles away. The earthquake became associated with the fort by name because the area near the epicenter was sparsely populated. The most reliable report of the event was issued from the fort, nearly 93 miles (149.7 km) distant. The state historic park
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#1732859315025180-404: The outlines of their foundations. A park office, containing exhibits of dragoon life and restrooms, is at the east end of the parade ground near the parking lot by Interstate 5 . The park grounds include the original barracks, where the soldiers slept, and also the grave site of Peter Lebeck , which is indicated with a historical marker. The nearby town of Lebec is named after him. Fort Tejon
195-535: The south and west. The fort's mission was to suppress stock rustling and protect settlers from attacks by discontent Californios (pre-statehood residents), and Native American tribes, including the Paiute and Mojave , and to monitor the less aggressive Emigdiano living nearby. The Emigdiano, who were closely related to the Chumash of the coastal and interior lands to the west, had several villages near Fort Tejon. After
210-702: The trouble between them that had resulted from the killing of an Indian and a settler. A peace agreement was made between them there. However the peace broke down over the next months when a holdout leader of the Southern Mono Paiutes, Joaquin Jim continued hostilities and the conflict escalated into the Owens Valley Indian War . The site of the former San Francis Ranch is in West Bishop in Inyo County and
225-430: Was in the area between Parkfield and Cholame , about 60 miles northwest. Nevertheless, it is usually called the "Fort Tejon" earthquake because this was the location of the greatest damage, most of the area being unpopulated at the time. 34°52′26″N 118°53′39″W / 34.874000°N 118.89430°W / 34.874000; -118.89430 Source: "List of Butterfield Overland Mail Stations "Itinerary of
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