Fort Bragg [1] ( eng. Fort Bragg ) is a city located on the Pacific Ocean in Mendocino County in California . It was founded as a military fort on June 11, 1857, shortly before the Civil War in the United States . Horatio Gibson, founder of the fort, named it after his former commander, Braxton Bragg .
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| A country |  USA | ||
| State | California | ||
| County | Mendosino | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Founded | 1857 | ||
| Area | 7.3 km² | ||
| Center height | 26 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC −8 , summer UTC − 7 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 7026 people ( 2000 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +1 707 | ||
| Postal codes | 95437, 95488 | ||
| GNIS | and | ||
| fortbragg.com | |||
Subsequently, the city became a popular tourist resort on the coast. Near the city is located McKerrich National Park, one of the attractions of which is a glass beach [2] . According to the 2000 census, the population of the city was 7026 people.
Geography
Fort Bragg is located at the following geographical coordinates , the average height above sea level is 26 m [3] .
According to the US Census Bureau , the total area of the city is 7.3 square meters. km, of which 7.0 km² is land and 0.10 km² (1.44%) is water.
Notes
- ↑ United States of America // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; ch. ed. G.V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - S. 168. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Daria Seredinskaya. Glass Beach (inaccessible link) . National Geographic (May 23, 2012). Date of treatment September 7, 2012. Archived November 24, 2012.
- ↑ United States Geographic Names Information System: Fort Bragg (California )