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== History | == History == | ||
Established in June 1862 by California Volunteers and later garrisoned by companies "D" and "E", [[1st Battalion Nevada Volunteer Cavalry]] in October 1864. | Established in June 1862 by California Volunteers and later garrisoned by companies "D" and "E", [[1st Battalion Nevada Volunteer Cavalry]] in October 1864. | ||
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'''Location:''' Kings Canyon Road, 2.5 miles west of the Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada. | '''Location:''' Kings Canyon Road, 2.5 miles west of the<br>Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|9.16463|-119.80463}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|9.16463|-119.80463}} | ||
* Elevation: 4,951' | * Elevation: 4,951' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.162436|Lon=-119.794074}} Camp Nye Marker | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=39.16463|Lon=-119.80463}} Camp Nye | |||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/nv.html#nye North American Forts - Camp Nye] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/nv.html#nye North American Forts - Camp Nye] | ||
* [http://nvshpo.org/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=128&Itemid=9 Nevada Historic Preservation Office - Camp Nye] | * [http://nvshpo.org/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=128&Itemid=9 Nevada Historic Preservation Office - Camp Nye] | ||
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{{Visited|18 Mar 2014}} | {{Visited|18 Mar 2014}} | ||
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Camp Nye (1862-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Camp first established in 1862 near Carson City, Nevada. Named Camp Nye after James W. Nye, Governor of Nevada (1861-1864). Abandoned in 1865.
HistoryEstablished in June 1862 by California Volunteers and later garrisoned by companies "D" and "E", 1st Battalion Nevada Volunteer Cavalry in October 1864. Abandoned 10 Sep 1865 with the muster out of the Nevada volunteers (last post return). Current StatusMarker only near Carson City, Nevada.
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Visited: 18 Mar 2014
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