Fort Ruger (former) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
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fortification, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, closed / former military, historic landmark, historical layer / disappeared object
Former Site of Fort Ruger.
Set apart from public domain for military purposes in 1906. Designated in honor of Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger who served as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
Formerly home to the Headquarters, Harbor Defenses of Honolulu, the Headquarters, 16th Coast Artillery Regiment from 1927 to 1941, the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Companies, Coast Defenses of Oahu from 1919 to 1921, the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Companies, Coast Defenses of Honolulu from 1921 to 1922, the 105th Coast Artillery Company from 1922 to 1924, the 2nd Battalion, 55th Coast Artillery from 1924 to 1935, the 1st Battalion, 16th Coast Artillery from 1924 to 1931, the 2nd Battalion, 16th Coast Artillery from 1924 to 1931, and the 3rd Balloon Company from 1920 to 1922.
fortwiki.com/Fort_Ruger
Set apart from public domain for military purposes in 1906. Designated in honor of Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger who served as a division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
Formerly home to the Headquarters, Harbor Defenses of Honolulu, the Headquarters, 16th Coast Artillery Regiment from 1927 to 1941, the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Companies, Coast Defenses of Oahu from 1919 to 1921, the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Companies, Coast Defenses of Honolulu from 1921 to 1922, the 105th Coast Artillery Company from 1922 to 1924, the 2nd Battalion, 55th Coast Artillery from 1924 to 1935, the 1st Battalion, 16th Coast Artillery from 1924 to 1931, the 2nd Battalion, 16th Coast Artillery from 1924 to 1931, and the 3rd Balloon Company from 1920 to 1922.
fortwiki.com/Fort_Ruger
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ruger
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Coordinates: 21°15'52"N 157°48'14"W
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