Fort Ruger
Fort Ruger is a fort on the island of Oʻahu that served as the first military reservation in the Territory of Hawaii. Named after Civil War General Thomas H.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Diamond Head and Diamond Head Theatre.
Diamond Head
Peak
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Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, which is most likely derived from lae plus ʻahi because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.
Diamond Head Theatre
Theater building
The Diamond Head Theatre is the oldest performing arts center in Hawaii, opened in 1915. Locally known as the "Broadway of the Pacific", it is located on the slopes of Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii. Diamond Head Theatre is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Fort Ruger.
Hawaii Film Studio
Recording studio
Hawaii Film Studio, owned by the State of Hawaii's Film Office, is the first film and television studio in Hawaii and is the first state-owned film and television studio in the United States. Hawaii Film Studio is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Fort Ruger.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kahala and Kaimuki.
Kahala
Suburb
Eastern Honolulu is an area of Honolulu, made up of several neighborhoods between the Diamond Head crater near Waikiki and Makapu'u Point, the very southeastern corner of Oahu.
Kaimuki
Suburb
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Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Palolo
Suburb
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Pālolo is the name of a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. The area lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu, less than a mile from Diamond Head. Palolo is situated 2 miles north of Fort Ruger.
Fort Ruger
- Type: Military installation
- Description: fort on the island of Oʻahu that served as the first military reservation in the Territory of Hawaii
- Categories: historic district and fort
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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