Fortifications at the Golden Gate, California by Louis K. Harlow, 1895.
From old Spanish presidios to trading post fortresses, and military establishments created for the Civil War and to fight the Indians, California has numerous forts that continue to stand today.
The Benicia Historical Museum, courtesy California Military Museum.
Alcatraz Citadel 1908
Fort Bragg
Fort Crook
Fort Funston
Fort McDowell, Angel Island, California by James Rosenthal
Fort Ord
Fort Winfield Scott
Presidio of Monterey, California
Presidio of Monterey
Presidio of San Diego
Presidio Of Sonoma
© Kathy Weiser-Alexander/Legends of America, updated November 2021.
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