Camp Winfield Scott (1) (1866-1871) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1866 during the Snake Indian War by Captain Murray Davis, Company A, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in Humboldt County, Nevada. Named for Major General Winfield Scott. Abandoned in 1871.
Camp Winfield Scott Plan (enhanced & annotated).
Current Status
In Humboldt County, Nevada
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Location: At the head of Paradise Valley in the Humboldt County, Nevada.
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 494-495
