Captain Jack's Stronghold

The bronze gives the Army's side: resisted capture, December 1, 1872, to April 18, 1873. The numbers are the story. About fifty Modoc fighters, with some 150 women and children, held this lava fortress for four and a half months against a force that grew toward a thousand. In the first assault, on January 17, the Army lost dozens of men and the Modoc lost none. They left only after soldiers cut them off from the lake water, slipping out through an unguarded crevice. The state's two bronzes stand eleven miles away, on Highway 139 near Newell.

What the plaque says

11 Miles Captain Jack's Stronghold From this fortress Captain Jack and his Indian forces successfully resisted capture by U. S. Army troops from December 1, 1872, to April 18, 1873. Other nearby landmarks of the Modoc Indian War are Canby's Cross, No. 110 and Guillem's Graveyard, No. 13. Historical Landmark No. 9 Department of Public Works - Division of Highways 11 Miles Captain Jack's Stronghold From this fortress Captain Jack and his Indian forces successfully resisted capture by U. S. Army troops from December 1, 1872, to April 18, 1873. Other nearby landmarks of the Modoc Indian War are Canby's Cross, No. 110 and Guillem's Graveyard, No. 13. Historical Landmark No. 9 Department of Public Works - Division of Highways

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Canby's Cross — 2.3 mi
• Guillem's Graveyard — 2.9 mi
• Tule Lake Relocation Center — 7.7 mi
• Frémont's Camp — 9.8 mi