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'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' | ||
On Jordan Creek one mile from the Oregon border in Owyhee County, Idaho. | |||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|43.1285|-117.0279}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|43.1285|-117.0279}} | ||
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* {{Hart}}, page 53 | * {{Hart}}, page 53 | ||
* Hart, Herbert M., Old Forts of the Northwest, Bonanza Books., New York NY, 1963, page 126 | * Hart, Herbert M., Old Forts of the Northwest, Bonanza Books., New York NY, 1963, page 126 | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 253 | |||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/id.html#lyon North American Forts - Camp Lyon] | |||
{{Visited|No}} | {{Visited|No}} | ||
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[[Category:Idaho All]] | [[Category:Idaho All]] | ||
[[Category:Idaho Camps]] | [[Category:Idaho Camps]] | ||
[[Category:Idaho Owyhee County]] | |||
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[[Category:Private Property]] | [[Category:Private Property]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:17, 4 September 2012
Camp Lyon (1) (1865-1869) - Formally established on June 27th,1865, and named after General Nathaniel Lyon. Abandoned on April 27th,1869.
Camp Lyon (1) History
Camp Lyon was composed of 8 simple buldings of logs with pole and dirt roofs.
Current Status
Nothing remains of this once very active camp. A cabin reportedly built from timbers taken from the Camp sits on a hill overlooking the site. Located on private property
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Location: On Jordan Creek one mile from the Oregon border in Owyhee County, Idaho. Maps & Images Lat: 43.1285 Long: -117.0279 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 53
- Hart, Herbert M., Old Forts of the Northwest, Bonanza Books., New York NY, 1963, page 126
- 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 253
Links:
Visited: No
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