Camp San Carlos

Camp San Carlos (1873-1900) - A U.S. Army cavalry camp first established in 1873 on a previously occupied site on the San Carlos Apache Indian Agency, Gila County, Arizona. Abandoned in 1900. Also known as Post at San Carlos. Coolidge dam and San Carlos Lake: Camp San Carlos Site Submerged under San Carlos Lake. History of Camp San Carlos Officially established on 29 May 1873 by I Troop, 5th U.S. Cavalry at the San Carlos Indian Reservation on the north side of the San Carlos River. The camp was a subpost of Fort Grant from 10 Oct 1894 to 30 Sep 1898. Abandoned in July 1900. Current Status Under San Carlos Lake, Gila County, Arizona. The level of the lake varies from year-to-year and season-to-season and at times the foundations of the old town and the old camp are exposed. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Under San Carlos Lake, Gila County, Arizona. Map point is approximate and not visually verified. Maps & Images Lat: 33.20261 Long: -110.42947 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....' See Also: Fort Grant 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 46. Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 15. Nickens, Paul R. & Kathleen, Old San Carlos , Arcadia Publishing, 2008, 128 pages. Post returns available Oct 1882 - Jun 1900 at Ancestry.com (by Subscription) Links: North American Forts - Camp San Carlos "An Indian Reservation under General George Crook" (Military Affairs 12:91‑102) Visited: 4 Mar 2015