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Fort Davis was a United States Army post established in the Nome Census Area of Alaska in 1900. It was named for General Jefferson C. Davis, the military commander of Alaska from 1868 to 1870. The Nome Gold Rush led to unrest from claim jumping, claim filing errors, and a general lack of authority. The Army was sent to the Nome area to maintain order.〔Orth, Donald J. ''Dictionary of Alaska Place Names''. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1967. p 87.〕 Before Fort Davis was established, soldiers from the port of St. Michael were sent to maintain order in Nome.〔http://www.akhistorycourse.org/articles/article.php?artID=66〕 St. Michael was a transit harbor for the Klondike gold rush and due to its growth during the rush, a military fort was built there in 1897.〔http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?comm_boro_name=Saint%20Michael〕 Fort Davis was abandoned around 1917〔(Alaska DIgital Archives )〕 or possibly later based on other sources.〔Finding aid for the William A. Moore collection at the Alaska State Library Historical Collections () or the finding aid for the Ole Christian Nerby collection at the University of Alaska Anchorage Archives and Special collections ()〕 The name was first published in 1967 and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on March 23, 2001.〔(USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Fort Davis )〕 ==Gallery== File:Fortdavis-buildings.jpg|Barracks at Fort Davis, 1900 File:Nome-mapdet-1908.jpg|Blueprint of Nome and Fort Davis 1908 File:fort-davis-1909.jpg|Map of fort itself 1909 File:Soldiers-in-nome-1908.jpg|Parade in Nome 1908 showing soldiers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Davis, Alaska」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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