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Camp Spencer (1855-1856) - Established in 1855 during the Rogue River Indian War.

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Location: Described as near the mouth of Williams Creek on the Lower Applegate River, Josephine County, Oregon. Off present day Rt. 238, Jacksonville Hwy, 1 mile northwest of Provolt, Josephine County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 42.29444 Long: -123.23889 Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth Wiki Mapping from WikiMapia Elevation: 1160'

Sources:

• McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 151
• Victor, Frances Fuller, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon: compiled from the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls, Farnk C. Baker, State Printer, Salem, Oregon, 1894, page 366

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