Fort Tejon in California is a former United States Army outpost which was intermittently active from June 24, 1854, until September 11, 1864. It is located in the Grapevine Canyon between the San Emig
Fort Tejon Barracks
Parade ground at Fort Tejon, California, June 2006. The restored barracks are at left and the commanding officer's quarters are at the center, to the right of and behind which are the stabilized but unrestored officers' quarters. Split rail fences outline the foundations of buildings that have not been reconstructed.
East end of the restored barracks building. The unreconstructed kitchen/mess hall is outlined by split rail fence to the left.
Barracks interior showing soldiers' quarters.
The Tejon Pass, previously known as Portezuelo de Cortes, Portezuela de Castac, and Fort Tejon Pass is a mountain pass between the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern San Emigdio
Fort Tejon
…1864. It is located in the Grapevine Canyon (La Cañada de las Uvas) between the San Emigdio Mountains and Tehachapi Mountains. It is in the area of the Tejon Pass along Interstate 5 in Kern County, California, the main route through the mountain ranges separating the Central Valley from the Los Angeles Basin and…
The top of the Tejon Pass on southbound Interstate 5 (2009)
Tejon Pass near Grapevine, California, in 1868
Interstate 5 through Tejon Pass, 1963
The exit to Fort Tejon, on the northward slope of the Tejon Pass just before descending into the Central Valley