CHL # 129 Fort Tejón Kern

Guidebook

NO. 129 FORT TEJÓN -This military post was established by the United States Army on June 24, 1854, to suppress stock rustling and protect the Indians in the San Joaquin Valley. Camels for transportation were introduced here in 1858. As regimental headquarters of the First Dragoons, Fort Tejón was an important military, social, and political center - it was abandoned September 11, 1864.

Location

Fort Tejón State Historic Park, on Lebec Rd, 2.8 mi N of Lebec
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