Camp Crittenden

Camp Crittenden (1868-1873) - First established 4 Mar 1868 by Captain Stephen G. Whipple and first garrisoned by Company H and K, 32nd U.S. Infantry and Company C and K, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Named after Colonel Thomas L. Crittenden, 32nd U.S. Infantry. Abandoned in 1873. Also known as Fort Critternden. Camp Crittenden Roadside Marker Camp Crittenden Roadside Marker Location History Established to protect settlers from hostile Indian attacks in 1868. The site was abandoned on 1 Jun 1873 because it was unhealthy. Current Status Roadside marker only in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Location: Highway 82, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Maps & Images Lat: 31.6612008 Long: -110.7006385 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 4711' GPS Locations: 31.661201, -110.700639 Camp Crittenden See Also: Arizona Santa Cruz Valley Fortifications Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 36 Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 11-12 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 40516 Links: North American Forts - Camp Crittenden Wikipedia - Fort Crittenden Legends of America - Camp Crittenden Fortification ID: AZ0055 - Camp Crittenden AZ0056 - Fort Crittenden Visited: 9 Mar 2015, 2 Nov 2009