Fort Tejon
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Fort Tejon was established by the United States Army in 1854 and was active for ten years. It is located in the Grapevine Canyon part of the Tejon Pass along the main route through the mountains separating California's Great Central Valley from Los Angeles. The mission of the fort was to protect white settlers from attacks by Native American groups, including the Paiute and Mojave, and to monitor the less aggressive Emigdiano living nearby. The Emigdiano, who were closely related to the Chumash of the Santa Barbara area, had several villages near Fort Tejon and were generally cooperative with the European settlers and the Army.
The great earthquake of 1857 that became known as the Fort Tejon earthquake was in fact centered nowhere near Fort Tejon. The fort became associated with the earthquake simply because the area near the epicenter was sparsely populated and the most reliable report of the shaking was issued from the fort, nearly 150 km distant.
Fort Tejon is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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