Fort Briggs historical marker

Marker only; nothing of the fort survives (checked November 2026).

A Josephine County Historical Society marker where Fort Briggs sheltered about 80 settlers during the Rogue River War of 1855 and 1856. The fort burned in 1908, and only the marker remains.

• Address: Holland Loop Road, east of Cave Junction, OR 97523
• Website: hmdb.org/m.asp?m=112483
• Area: Holland

From our Illinois Valley history page

Fort Briggs began as a stockade for the mule trains of George E. Briggs, who received his land claim in February 1854. When the Rogue River War broke out in 1855, the stockade was turned into a fort to protect settlers from Sucker Creek and the lower valley, and about 80 people sheltered there during the war. It was abandoned when the war ended, and the building burned to the ground in 1908.

What's there now: only a historical marker, placed by the Josephine County Historical Society on Holland Loop Road, east of Cave Junction. It's a quick stop on the way to Holland.

Read the whole Illinois Valley history page.

Nearby

• Bridgeview Vineyard and Winery, 0.9 miles away in a straight line
• Great Cats World Park, 2.5 miles away in a straight line
• Illinois Valley Visitor Center, 2.6 miles away in a straight line
• Jubilee Park, 2.7 miles away in a straight line
• Coffee Heaven, 2.7 miles away in a straight line

Every place in the valley is on the places page.