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Comments:	Fort Tejon is located in the Grapevine Canyon, the main route between California's Great Central Valley and Southern California. The fort was established to protect and control the Indians who were living on the Sebastian Indian Reservation, and to protect both the Indians and white settlers from raids by the Paiutes, Chemehuevi, Mojave, and other Indian groups of the desert regions to the southeast. Fort Tejon was first garrisoned by the United States Army on August 10, 1854 and was abandoned ten years later on September 11, 1864. <br> There are restored adobes from the original fort and the park’s museum features exhibits on army life and local history. The park also has a number of beautiful 300 year-old Valley Oak trees.<br> Park Open: Sunrise to Sunset. <br> Visitor's Center and Interpretive Exhibits Open: 9:00am-4:00pm Tuesday - Saturday. <p> From the parking lot, just off the 5 freeway, walk around to the right over the bridge and on the left there is a building with restrooms, The Park office and around the other side a room displaying some of the history of the Fort. The machine is in there. A nice 4 penny hand crank. 51c. <p> Designs are: <br> <b>Need a scan/ photo of the designs on a plain white background.</b> <br> 1) ‘Fort Tejon’, Camel with flag, ‘Historical Association’, <br> 2) ‘Fort Tejon’, Sword, pistol and flag, ‘Historical Association’, <br> 3) ‘Fort Tejon’, Soldier in front of fort, ‘Historical Association’, <br> 4) ‘1st U.S. Dragoons’, Soldier holding regiment flag, ‘Company A’. <p> 5/20/25: Rolling great on copper. P_AT.
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Fort Tejon State Historic Park

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4201 Fort Tejon Rd
Lebec, CA , 93243

Phone: 6612486692

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Fort Tejon is located in the Grapevine Canyon, the main route between California's Great Central Valley and Southern California. The fort was established to protect and control the Indians who were living on the Sebastian Indian Reservation, and to protect both the Indians and white settlers from raids by the Paiutes, Chemehuevi, Mojave, and other Indian groups of the desert regions to the southeast. Fort Tejon was first garrisoned by the United States Army on August 10, 1854 and was abandoned ten years later on September 11, 1864.
There are restored adobes from the original fort and the park’s museum features exhibits on army life and local history. The park also has a number of beautiful 300 year-old Valley Oak trees.
Park Open: Sunrise to Sunset.
Visitor's Center and Interpretive Exhibits Open: 9:00am-4:00pm Tuesday - Saturday.

From the parking lot, just off the 5 freeway, walk around to the right over the bridge and on the left there is a building with restrooms, The Park office and around the other side a room displaying some of the history of the Fort. The machine is in there. A nice 4 penny hand crank. 51c.

Designs are:
Need a scan/ photo of the designs on a plain white background.
1) ‘Fort Tejon’, Camel with flag, ‘Historical Association’,
2) ‘Fort Tejon’, Sword, pistol and flag, ‘Historical Association’,
3) ‘Fort Tejon’, Soldier in front of fort, ‘Historical Association’,
4) ‘1st U.S. Dragoons’, Soldier holding regiment flag, ‘Company A’.

5/20/25: Rolling great on copper. P_AT.

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