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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1890) - First established as [[Camp Verde (2)]], 7 Sep 1865, by Ltc. [[Clarence E. Bennett]], [[1st California Cavalry]]. Named [[Camp McDowell]] after Maj. Gen. [[Irvin McDowell]] and later designated a fort on 5 Apr 1879. Ordered abandoned 1890.
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1890) - First established as [[Camp Verde (2)]], 7 Sep 1865, by Lt Colonel [[Clarence E. Bennett]] {{Cullum|1701}}, [[1st California Cavalry]]. Named [[Camp McDowell (2)]] after Major General [[Irvin McDowell]] {{Cullum|963}} and later designated Fort McDowell on 5 Apr 1879. Ordered abandoned in 1890.
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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
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== History ==
Established to safeguard the trans-Arizona trails and to control hostile Indians.
Established to safeguard the trans-Arizona trails and to control hostile Indians.
Ordered abandoned 18 Jun 1890, it was it was transferred to the Interior Department 1 Oct 1890 and became the Yavapai Indian Agency in 1891.
Ordered abandoned on 18 Jun 1890, it was transferred to the Interior Department on 1 Oct 1890 and became the Yavapai Indian Agency in 1891.
 
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Currently part of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation.
Currently part of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. Only unidentified, scattered ruins are visible.
 
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'''Location:''' Fort McDowell (2) Private Park, Arizona.
'''Location:''' Fort McDowell, Maricopa County, Arizona.


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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Roberts}}, page 42
* {{Roberts}}, page 42
Links:
 
'''Links:'''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az.html North American Forts - Fort McDowell]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az.html North American Forts - Fort McDowell]


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* AZ0284 - Camp Verde (2)
 
{{Visited|28 Oct 2009}}


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Latest revision as of 15:11, 22 September 2022

Fort McDowell (2) (1865-1890) - First established as Camp Verde (2), 7 Sep 1865, by Lt Colonel Clarence E. Bennett (Cullum 1701), 1st California Cavalry. Named Camp McDowell (2) after Major General Irvin McDowell (Cullum 963) and later designated Fort McDowell on 5 Apr 1879. Ordered abandoned in 1890.

Ruins at Fort McDowell
Church at Fort McDowell Site
Fort McDowell Building

History

Established to safeguard the trans-Arizona trails and to control hostile Indians. Ordered abandoned on 18 Jun 1890, it was transferred to the Interior Department on 1 Oct 1890 and became the Yavapai Indian Agency in 1891.

Current Status

Currently part of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. Only unidentified, scattered ruins are visible.

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Location: Fort McDowell, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Maps & Images

Lat: 33.6367105 Long: -111.6756938


GPS Locations:

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 42

Links:

Fortification ID:

  • AZ0137 - Fort McDowell (2)
  • AZ0284 - Camp Verde (2)

Visited: 28 Oct 2009