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Roop's Fort

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Built in July 1854 by Isaac N. Roop, Roop's Fort was first called Roop's House and served as a stopping place for emigrant trains. In 1863 it was the locale of the "sagebrush war" fought between citizens of Plumas County and Lassen County.
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