Fort Beale

Fort Beale (1859-1868) - Established in 1859 by Capt. James H. Carleton, 1st U.S. Dragoons and named after Lt. Edward F. Beale, U.S. Navy, of camel experiment fame. Abandoned at the end of the U.S. Civil War and reoccupied in 1866. Finally abandoned in 1868. Also known as Fort Piute, Fort Piute Hill.

Fort Beale History

One of a chain of military stations erected to protect the travel route from San Bernardino across the Mojave Desert to Fort Mojave. All were strategically situated near sources of water. Constructed of rock.

Current Status

Ruins on private land.

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Location: Near Piute Springs, California, about 25 miles west of Fort Mojave Maps & Images Lat: 35.115 Long: -114.98444 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,835'

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 31
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 28-29
• 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 83

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Beale
• California Military Museum - Fort Beale

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