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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1891) - First established as [[Post of Tucson]] 20 May 1862 by | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1891) - First established as [[Post of Tucson]] 20 May 1862 by Lt. Colonel [[Joseph R. West]], [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]], in the city of Tucson. Renamed [[Camp Lowell]] in 1866. Designated Fort Lowell 5 Apr 1879 after Brigadier General [[Charles R. Lowell]], who was mortally wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, 20 Oct 1864. Abandoned 10 Apr 1891. | ||
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[[Image:Fort Lowell - .jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Lowell Museum - 1.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Fort Lowell Restored Commanding Officers Quarters.]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Lowell - .jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Lowell Hospital - 01.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Fort Lowell Hospital Ruins.]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Lowell Model.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Lowell Model.]] | |||
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== History == | |||
Fort Lowell was a supply depot for the U.S. Army in southern Arizona and a base of operations against hostile Apache Indians between 1873 and 1891. The post was moved several times, moved to the current location 19 Mar 1873. | Fort Lowell was a supply depot for the U.S. Army in southern Arizona and a base of operations against hostile Apache Indians between 1873 and 1891. The post was moved several times, moved to the current location 19 Mar 1873. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[File:Fort Lowell Officer House Elevation.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Fort Lowell Officer House Elevation HABS Drawing.]] | |||
|width="50%"|[[File:Fort Lowell Officer House Plan.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Fort Lowell Officer House Plan HABS Drawing.]] | |||
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|colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Lowell, Hospital Ruins 1937.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Lowell Hospital Ruins in 1937 HABS Photo.]] | |||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Tucson City Park, some original buildings and ruins, museum. | Tucson City Park, some original buildings and ruins, museum. | ||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="32.2600756" lon="-110.8739776" zoom=" | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="32.2600756" lon="-110.8739776" zoom="16" width="-500" height="-500" | ||
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Fort Lowell | (F) 32.26008, -110.87398, Fort Lowell | ||
(1862-1891) | |||
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'''Location:''' Fort Lowell City Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson, AZ 85712 | '''Location:''' Fort Lowell City Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson, Pima County, AZ 85712 | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|32. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|32.26008|-110.87398}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 2,454' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=32.26008|Lon=110.8739}} Fort Lowell (1) | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 14 | |||
* {{Roberts}}, page 42 | * {{Roberts}}, page 42 | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} | '''Links:''' | ||
{{ | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az2.html North American Forts - Fort Lowell] | ||
* [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/ftlowell/marshallphotos.html Photos] | |||
* [https://loc.gov/pictures/item/az0063/ HABS Fort Lowell Road Vicinity] | |||
* [https://loc.gov/pictures/item/az0064/ HABS Officers' Quarters] | |||
* [https://loc.gov/pictures/item/az0065/ HABS Summer Kitchen] | |||
* [https://loc.gov/pictures/item/az0066/ HABS Post Hospital Ruins] | |||
{{FortID|ID=AZ0123|Name={{PAGENAME}}}} | |||
* AZ0274 - Post of Tucson | |||
* AZ0126 - Camp Lowell | |||
{{Visited|30 Oct 2009}} | |||
== Picture Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Fort Lowell - 19.jpg|Fort Lowell Front Gate Plaque | |||
Image:Fort Lowell - 17.jpg|Fort Lowell Master Trumpeter Statue | |||
Image:Fort Lowell - 11.jpg|Fort Lowell Cottonwood Lane | |||
Image:Fort Lowell - 43.jpg|Fort Lowell Gate Marker | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowell}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowell}} | ||
[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
[[Category:Arizona All]] | [[Category:Arizona All]] | ||
[[Category:Arizona Forts]] | [[Category:Arizona Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Arizona Pima County]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Preserved]] | [[Category:Preserved]] | ||
[[Category:City Park]] | [[Category:City Park]] | ||
[[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | [[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | ||
[[Category:Arizona Santa Cruz Valley Fortifications]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:55, 18 April 2022
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Fort Lowell (1) (1862-1891) - First established as Post of Tucson 20 May 1862 by Lt. Colonel Joseph R. West, 1st California Volunteer Infantry, in the city of Tucson. Renamed Camp Lowell in 1866. Designated Fort Lowell 5 Apr 1879 after Brigadier General Charles R. Lowell, who was mortally wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, 20 Oct 1864. Abandoned 10 Apr 1891.
HistoryFort Lowell was a supply depot for the U.S. Army in southern Arizona and a base of operations against hostile Apache Indians between 1873 and 1891. The post was moved several times, moved to the current location 19 Mar 1873.
Current StatusTucson City Park, some original buildings and ruins, museum.
Sources:
Links:
Fortification ID:
Visited: 30 Oct 2009 Picture Gallery
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