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== Current Status ==
In Humboldt County, Nevada
In Humboldt County, Nevada

Revision as of 20:49, 3 February 2013

Camp Winfield Scott (1) (1866-1871) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1866 by Captain Murray Davis, Company A, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in Humboldt County, Nevada. Named for Major General Winfield Scott. Abandoned in 1871.

Current Status

In Humboldt County, Nevada


USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 862990


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Location: A the head of Paradise Valley in the Humboldt County, Nevada.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.5326738 Long: -117.5687422

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 494-495
  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 94

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