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'''Location:''' Fort Lowell City Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson, AZ 85712 | '''Location:''' Fort Lowell City Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson, Pima County, AZ 85712 | ||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 42 | * {{Roberts}}, page 42 | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az2.html North American Forts - Fort Lowell] | |||
* [http://www.oflna.org/fort_lowell_museum/fortlowell%20history.htm Fort Lowell History] | * [http://www.oflna.org/fort_lowell_museum/fortlowell%20history.htm Fort Lowell History] | ||
* [http://www.pima.gov/cultural/FtLowell/index.html Fort Lowell Park Master Plan] | * [http://www.pima.gov/cultural/FtLowell/index.html Fort Lowell Park Master Plan] | ||
* [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/ftlowell/marshallphotos.html Photos] | * [http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/ftlowell/marshallphotos.html Photos] | ||
{{Visited|30 Oct 2009}} | {{Visited|30 Oct 2009}} | ||
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[[Category:Arizona All]] | [[Category:Arizona All]] | ||
[[Category:Arizona Forts]] | [[Category:Arizona Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Arizona Pima County]] | |||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Preserved]] | [[Category:Preserved]] | ||
[[Category:City Park]] | [[Category:City Park]] | ||
[[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | [[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 4 September 2012
Fort Lowell (1) (1862-1891) - First established as Post of Tucson 20 May 1862 by Ltc. Joseph R. West, 1st California Infantry, in the city of Tucson. Designated Fort Lowell 5 Apr 1879 after Brig. Gen. Charles R. Lowell, who was mortally wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, 20 Oct 1864. Also Known as Camp Lowell. Abandoned 10 Apr 1891.
Fort Lowell (1) History
Fort Lowell was a supply depot for the U.S. Army in southern Arizona and a base of operations against hostile Apache Indians between 1873 and 1891. The post was moved several times, moved to the current location 19 Mar 1873.
Current Status
Tucson City Park, some original buildings and ruins, museum.
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Location: Fort Lowell City Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson, Pima County, AZ 85712 Maps & Images Lat: 32.2600756 Long: -110.8739776 |
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 42
Links:
Visited: 30 Oct 2009
Fort Lowell (1) Picture Gallery
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Fort Lowell Front Gate Plaque -
Fort Lowell Master Trumpeter Statue -
Fort Lowell Cottonwood Lane
