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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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. | ||
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== History of Camp Nye == | == History of Camp Nye == | ||
Established in 1862 by California Volunteers. | Established in 1862 by California Volunteers. | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 19 March 2014
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.
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History of Camp Nye
Established in 1862 by California Volunteers.
Abandoned in 1865.
Current Status
Marker only near Carson City, Nevada.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 848027
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Location: Kings Canyon Road, 2.5 miles west of the Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada. Maps & Images Lat: 9.1646314 Long: -119.8046267 |
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 493
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