Fort Hoskins

Fort Hoskins
Benton County, Oregon
Grounds of the former Fort Hoskins
Site information
TypeMilitary base
Controlled byUnited States Army
Site history
MaterialsWood
Events
Fort Hoskins Site
Location38150 Ft. Hoskins Road Philomath, Oregon
Nearest cityKings Valley, Oregon
Coordinates44°40′37″N 123°27′43″W / 44.677°N 123.462°W / 44.677; -123.462
Area130 ac
Built1856
ArchitectChristopher Columbus Augur
Websitenape.bentoncountyor.gov/parks/fort-hoskins-historical-park/
NRHP reference No.74001672
Added to NRHPMay 1, 1974
Garrison information
Garrison4th Regiment of California Infantry
Occupants2nd Lt.Philip Sheridan, Capt.Christopher C. Augur

Fort Hoskins was one of three "forts" (which were actually unfortified posts) built by the U.S. Army to monitor the Coastal Indian Reservation in Oregon Territory (later the U.S. State of Oregon) in the mid-19th century. The Fort Hoskins Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fort Hoskins was garrisoned by a number of companies of soldiers throughout its short existence, and future Union Civil War generals Christopher Columbus Augur and Phil Sheridan were stationed there.