Roop's Fort, also known as Roop's Trading Post, Fort Defiance, and Roop House, is a historic building in Susanville, California. The building, which was built in 1854 by Isaac Roop, was the first building built by white settlers in Lassen County. The fort was originally a trading post for westbound migrants and was the first post west of Fort Hall in Idaho. The building also served as the capitol of the short-lived Nataqua Territory, a territory created in 1856 to avoid California tax collectors. The territory was incorporated into Roop County, Nevada, named for Isaac Roop, in 1861. California and Nevada entered into a border dispute known as the Sagebrush War over the Susanville area in 1863, and Roop's Fort served as a fort for the Nevadans during the skirmish. California won the war, and Roop's Fort became part of Lassen County in 1864.[3]

Roop's Fort
Roop's Fort in 2013
Roop's Fort is located in California
Roop's Fort
Roop's Fort is located in the United States
Roop's Fort
LocationN. Weatherlow St., Susanville, California
Coordinates40°25′8″N 120°39′20″W / 40.41889°N 120.65556°W / 40.41889; -120.65556
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1854
Architectural styleLog Cabin
NRHP reference No.74000516[1]
CHISL No.76[2]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

It is a California Historical Landmark (#76), and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Roop's Fort". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  3. ^ Amesbury, Robert H. (February 12, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Roop's Fort". National Park Service. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
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