California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco
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First fortified by the Spanish in 1797, this bluff above the bay was re-armed by the U.S. Army in 1864. The post remained active through the Civil War, western Indians Wars, and conflicts abroad, beginning with the Spanish-American War in 1898. During World War II, Fort Mason was the Army’s logistics center for sending troops and supplies to the Pacific.
Fort Mason was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 4, 1985.
(Forts, Castles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
First fortified by the Spanish in 1797, this bluff above the bay was re-armed by the U.S. Army in 1864. The post remained active through the Civil War, western Indians Wars, and conflicts abroad, beginning with the Spanish-American War in 1898. During World War II, Fort Mason was the Army’s logistics center for sending troops and supplies to the Pacific.Fort Mason was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 4, 1985.
(Forts, Castles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.