Camp Hualpai

Camp Hualpai (1869-1873) - A U.S. Army camp established as Camp Toll Gate in 1869 at the close of the Hualapai War by Major William R. Price, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in present day Yauapai County, Arizona. Renamed Camp Hualapai in 1870. Abandoned in 1873. Also known as Camp Devin and Fort Hualapai.

Camp Hualpai History

This post was established 9 May 1869 as Camp Devin and quickly renamed Camp Toll Road because it was built along the Hardyville-Prescott toll road. It was later renamed Camp Hualpai on 1 Aug 1870.

The camp was abandoned 31 Jul 1873 and later transferred to the Department of Interior.

Current Status

Some ruins remain, Yauapai County, Arizona

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Location: On mesa above Walnut Creek, Yauapai County, Arizona. Maps & Images Lat: 34.918459 Long: -112.846563 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: hhhhh'

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 40
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 13

Links:

• North American Forts - Camp Hualpai

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