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'''{{PAGENAME}} (1864-1864)''' - Established 18 May 1864 by Capt. [[John M. Drake]], [[1st Oregon Cavalry]], and named for Col. [[R.F. Maury]]. Abandoned 21 Jul 1864 and moved 5 miles west to [[Camp Gibbs]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1864-1864)''' - Established 18 May 1864 by Capt. [[John M. Drake]], [[1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry]], and named for Col. [[R.F. Maury]]. Abandoned 21 Jul 1864 and moved 5 miles west to [[Camp Gibbs]]. | ||
=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
Selected as the site for a supply depot but abandoned when forage became scarce. | Selected as the site for a supply depot but abandoned when forage became scarce. | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 25 October 2007
Camp Maury (1864-1864) - Established 18 May 1864 by Capt. John M. Drake, 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry, and named for Col. R.F. Maury. Abandoned 21 Jul 1864 and moved 5 miles west to Camp Gibbs.
Camp Maury History
Selected as the site for a supply depot but abandoned when forage became scarce.
Current Status
Private property.
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Location: Southeast of Prineville, Oregon, on Rt. 380 to Maury Creek Road. South on Maury Creek Road 2.5 miles. Maps & Images Lat: 44.07900 Long: -120.22860 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 136
- McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 148-149
- Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
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