Camp Crittenden: Difference between revisions

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Camp Crittenden (1868-1873) - First established 4 Mar 1868 by Captain Stephen G. Whipple and first garrisoned by Company H and K, 32nd U.S. Infantry and Company C and K, 1st U.S. Cavalry. Named after Col. Thomas L. Crittenden, 32nd U.S. Infantry. Abandoned in 1873. Also known as Fort Critternden.

Established to protect settlers from hostile Indian attacks in 1868. Site was abandoned 1 Jun 1873 because it was unhealthy.

Roadside marker only in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

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Location: Highway 82, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

Maps & Images

Lat: 31.6612008 Long: -110.7006385

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 36
Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 11-12
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 40516

Links:

Visited: 2 Nov 2009

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