#0169 Drum Barracks
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#0169 Drum Barracks
Site information:
1053 Cary St (corner of Cary and Opp), Wilmington
Site and plaque restricted to operating hours. Both can be seen from outside the fence.
33.78447,-118.257464
Plaque information:
State plaquePlaque text:
Drum BarracksEstablished at Wilmington in 1862, Drum Barracks became the United States military headquarters for Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. A garrison and base for supplies, it was a terminus for camel pack trains operated by the army until 1863. Abandoned in 1866, its site remains a landmark of the Civil War in California.
Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission, in cooperation with the California History Commission. September 11, 1965
Registered 3/6/1935