The Fort Tejon Historical Association (FTHA) is a
historical society
A historical society is non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and promoting the history of a particular place, group of people, or topic. They play a crucial role in promoting historical awareness and understan ...
dedicated to preserving the historic site at
Fort Tejon State Historic Park
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 (''La Cañada de las Uvas'') between the San Emigdio Mountains and ...
, in
Kern County, California
Kern County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 909,235. Its county seat is Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield.
Kern County compris ...
, and educating the public about the fort’s role in 19th century California and U.S. history.
Fort Tejon was established in 1854 at
Tejon Pass
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 Mountains, linking Southern Calif ...
, in the canyon between the
San Emigdio Mountains
The San Emigdio Mountains are a part of the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, extending from Interstate 5 at Lebec and Gorman on the east to Highway 33–166 on the west. They link the Tehachapis and Temblor Range and form the southe ...
and
Tehachapi Mountains
The Tehachapi Mountains (; Kawaiisu: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb") are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States. The range extends for approximately in southern Kern County and northwe ...
. It is located near present-day
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on
Interstate 5 in California
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.
The FTHA is well known for its annual
Civil War reenactments that take place in June.
Organization
The Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization on August 1, 1983. As of 2019, it had approximately 70 members.
The FTHA is governed by a board of directors of six people. Current officers are as follows.
See also
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Fort Tejon
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 (''La Cañada de las Uvas'') between the San Emigdio Mountains and ...
*
American Civil War reenactment
American Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by hobbyists known (in the United States) as Civil War reenactors, or Living history, living histo ...
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Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
The Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass, or the Frazier Mountain Communities, in the San Emigdio Mountains is a region of California that includes Lebec, California, Lebec, Frazier Park, California, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, California ...
External links
Official Fort Tejon Historical Association website
{{Western U.S. historical societies
Historical societies in California
History of Kern County, California
Historical reenactment groups
American Civil War reenactment
Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass
1983 establishments in California
Organizations established in 1983