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'''Location:''' Kings Canyon Road, 2.5 miles west of the Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada. | '''Location:''' Kings Canyon Road, 2.5 miles west of the Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada. | ||
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Revision as of 18:01, 16 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.
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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