Historic Structures Report, History Section: Van Brimmer Cabin
Thompson EN. 1970. Historic Structures Report, History Section: Van Brimmer Cabin. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service. Eastern Service Center, Washington, D.C.
This document is the History Section of the Historic Structure Report for the Van Brimmer Cabin. It is also called the Van Brimmer Fort in the Lava Beds Master Plan and structure no. 57 in area records. The proposed Interpretive Prospectus called for the removal of the structure from its location at Gillem's Camp to a trail in the vicinity of a Northwest Interpretive Center. This also called for it to be restored to its 1872-73 appearance and to be interpreted as a building of that period, not for visitor entry. The discovery of gold attracted European American settlers to the California-Oregon border by the 1850s. By November 1872, some had become cattle ranchers in the grassy valleys of the area. West of Tule Lake and south of Lower Klamath Lake, at least three ranches existed at that time that would play a role in the Modoc War, including the Van Brimmer ranch. The three Van Brimmer brothers had arrived on Willow Creek in the 1860s. They served as points in the line of communication between settlements and troops in the field against the Modoc people. This report aims to bring together evidence about the Van Brimmers and the functions of the log cabin known as the Van Brimmer Fort before, during, and after the Modoc War.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Thompson, Erwin
- Date of Issue
- 1970-12
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- LABE , PWR
- Keywords
- blockhouse, field headquarters, fort, Gillem's Camp, interpretation, Klamath, log cabin, milkhouse, Modoc, Modoc War, moved, ranch, reconstruction, Van Brimmer's Fort