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Camp Wallen was established on 9 May 1866 by men of the California Column. The Camp was located on the site of a 17th Century Spanish Fort named [[Fort Gaybanoptea]] on what was the San Ignacio del Babocomari Ranch. | Camp Wallen was established on 9 May 1866 by men of the California Column. The Camp was located on the site of a 17th Century Spanish Fort named [[Fort Gaybanoptea]] on what was the San Ignacio del Babocomari Ranch. | ||
The troops established their camp in | The troops established their camp in an existing compound that had an adobe watchtower located at the southwestern corner. The compound overlooked the Babocomari River from a vantage point on a bluff. | ||
The soldiers learned how to fashion adobe bricks from raw materials from a Mexican cattle herder. In a relatively short time, they had made several thousand large, sun-dried bricks ready for building purposes. The men also went into the Huachuca Mountains for the timber required for rafters and lintels. | |||
An outbreak of Malaria caused the early abandonment of the Camp on 31 Oct 1869. The reservation was formally transferred to the Interior Department for disposition on 22 Apr 1874. | An outbreak of Malaria caused the early abandonment of the Camp on 31 Oct 1869. The reservation was formally transferred to the Interior Department for disposition on 22 Apr 1874. | ||
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HistoryCamp Wallen was established on 9 May 1866 by men of the California Column. The Camp was located on the site of a 17th Century Spanish Fort named Fort Gaybanoptea on what was the San Ignacio del Babocomari Ranch. The troops established their camp in an existing compound that had an adobe watchtower located at the southwestern corner. The compound overlooked the Babocomari River from a vantage point on a bluff. The soldiers learned how to fashion adobe bricks from raw materials from a Mexican cattle herder. In a relatively short time, they had made several thousand large, sun-dried bricks ready for building purposes. The men also went into the Huachuca Mountains for the timber required for rafters and lintels. An outbreak of Malaria caused the early abandonment of the Camp on 31 Oct 1869. The reservation was formally transferred to the Interior Department for disposition on 22 Apr 1874. Current StatusUnknown.
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