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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1867-1867) - A U.S. Army post established in 1867 by troops from [[Camp El Dorado]]. Abandoned in 1867, the site is now under Lake Mead in Clark County, Nevada. Also known as [[Fort | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1867-1867) - A U.S. Army post established in 1867 by troops from [[Camp El Dorado]]. Abandoned in 1867, the site is now under Lake Mead in Clark County, Nevada. Also known as [[Fort Callville]] and [[Detachment at Callville]]. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/nv.html#call North American Forts - Fort Call | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/nv.html#call North American Forts - Fort Call] | ||
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Revision as of 15:05, 4 January 2014
Fort Call (1) (1867-1867) - A U.S. Army post established in 1867 by troops from Camp El Dorado. Abandoned in 1867, the site is now under Lake Mead in Clark County, Nevada. Also known as Fort Callville and Detachment at Callville.
Fort Call (1) History
This was a temporary post established in the Mormon town of Callville. Callville was a Mormon port town on the Colorado River now submerged under Lake Mead. The post was infrequently garrisoned by U.S. troops from Camp El Dorado who originally came from Fort Mojave.
Current Status
Destroyed, site now under Lake Mead in Clark County, Nevada.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 863773
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Location: Under Lake Mead, Clark County, Nevada. Maps & Images Lat: 36.1133128 Long: -114.688872 |
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 490
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 91
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