Eureka, California: Fort Humboldt - Lonely Ulysses S. Grant Army Post
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Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
- Address:
- 3499 Fort Ave., Eureka, CA
- Directions:
- US Hwy 101, right turn on Highland Ave., then left on Fort Ave.
- Hours:
- Gates open daily 8-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 707-445-6567
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Young Grant is said to have cultivated his signature taste for whiskey at this foggy hilltop 19th century military installation.
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Fort Humboldt was established on a bluff above Humboldt Bay in response to troubles between local Indians and white miners. Not long after the fort was established a young captain, U.S. Grant was assigned to the post. He found the constant rain and isolation unbearable and was said to have developed quite a thirst for whiskey during his posting at the fort.
[Steve Swanson, 07/11/2006]
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