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|colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Apache Adj Office - 2.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Apache Adobe Adjutant's Office circa 1875, now a U.S. Post Office.]] | |colspan="2"|[[File:Fort Apache Adj Office - 2.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Apache Adobe Adjutant's Office circa 1875, now a U.S. Post Office.]] | ||
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==History | ==History== | ||
[[File:Enlisted Barracks Ruins - 4.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fort Apache 1889 Adobe Enlisted Barracks Ruins, Bldg 115.]] | [[File:Enlisted Barracks Ruins - 4.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fort Apache 1889 Adobe Enlisted Barracks Ruins, Bldg 115.]] | ||
Originally established on the White Mountain Indian Reservation to stop Coyotero Apache Indian raids on settlers. The land that the fort occupied was put back into the public domain 26 Jan 1877 and designated a military reservation by a 1 Feb 1877 executive order. | Originally established on the White Mountain Indian Reservation to stop Coyotero Apache Indian raids on settlers. The land that the fort occupied was put back into the public domain 26 Jan 1877 and designated a military reservation by a 1 Feb 1877 executive order. | ||
The military reservation was transferred to the Interior Department by executive order 4 Oct 1922 and it became an Indian School established by the Indian Service. | The military reservation was transferred to the Interior Department by executive order on 4 Oct 1922 and it became an Indian School established by the Indian Service. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Must See! Currently a part of the Fort Apache National Historic District. Twenty seven historic buildings make up the core of the 288 acre National Register Historic District. | Must See! Currently a part of the Fort Apache National Historic District. Twenty-seven historic buildings make up the core of the 288 acre National Register Historic District. | ||
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* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/amsw/sw11.htm National Park Service - Fort Apache] | * [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/amsw/sw11.htm National Park Service - Fort Apache] | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az.html North American Forts - Fort Apache] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az.html North American Forts - Fort Apache] | ||
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* AZ0005 - Camp Apache | |||
* AZ0194 - Camp Ord | |||
* AZ0154 - Camp Mogollon | |||
* AZ0262 - Camp Thomas (1) | |||
{{Visited|4 Mar 2015}} | {{Visited|4 Mar 2015}} | ||
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Fort Apache (1870-1922) - First established in 1870 as Camp Ord by Major John Green, 1st U.S. Cavalry, named after Brigadier General Edward O.C. Ord (Cullum 1002). Also known as Camp Mogollon, Camp Thomas, Camp Apache. On 5 Apr 1879 it was named Fort Apache. Abandoned in 1922.
History Originally established on the White Mountain Indian Reservation to stop Coyotero Apache Indian raids on settlers. The land that the fort occupied was put back into the public domain 26 Jan 1877 and designated a military reservation by a 1 Feb 1877 executive order. The military reservation was transferred to the Interior Department by executive order on 4 Oct 1922 and it became an Indian School established by the Indian Service.
Current StatusMust See! Currently a part of the Fort Apache National Historic District. Twenty-seven historic buildings make up the core of the 288 acre National Register Historic District.
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