Fort Bragg is a small city on the Pacific coast of Northern California, several hours north of San Francisco on California Highway 1. The area is part of the ancestral homeland of the Pomo natives, but since its establishment as a military outpost and garrison in the middle of the 19th century, it has become a peaceful little community by the beach. After the military abandoned the outpost in 1867, investors swooped in and bought land on the cheap to build sawmills, lumber companies, and other businesses. As a result, Fort Bragg became quite prosperous in the following years, slowly developing into the pleasant seaside town it is today.