Camp La Paz

Camp La Paz (1874-1875) - A U.S. Army camp established in 1874 in the abandoned town of La Paz, La Paz County, Arizona. The camp was abandoned in 1875. History Established 20 Apr 1874 by elements of the 4th California Infantry, Companies F & G. The units occupied several of the abandoned adobe buildings in the town. Camp La Paz was probably abandoned on 23 May 1875. La Paz was a gold rush town between 1862 and 1870 but was abandoned when the gold ran out. Current Status No remains on the abandoned town site of La Paz, La Paz County, Arizona. The town site is a ghost town that has been reduce to rubble by flooding. Location: La Paz, La Paz County, Arizona. Map point is the town site. Maps & Images Lat: 33.67919 Long: -114.42634 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 583' GPS Locations: 33.67919, -114.42634 See Also: 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 41. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1940036 Links: North American Forts - Camp La Paz Ghost Towns - La Paz Wikipedia - La Paz, Arizona Visited: No