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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1890) - First established as [[Camp Verde (2)]], 7 Sep 1865, by Lt Colonel [[Clarence E. Bennett]] {{Cullum|1701}}, [[1st California Cavalry]]. Named [[Camp McDowell (2)]] after Major General [[Irvin McDowell]] {{Cullum|963}} and later designated Fort McDowell on 5 Apr 1879. Ordered abandoned 1890. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1890) - First established as [[Camp Verde (2)]], 7 Sep 1865, by Lt Colonel [[Clarence E. Bennett]] {{Cullum|1701}}, [[1st California Cavalry]]. Named [[Camp McDowell (2)]] after Major General [[Irvin McDowell]] {{Cullum|963}} and later designated Fort McDowell on 5 Apr 1879. Ordered abandoned in 1890. | ||
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[[Image:Fort McDowell - 2.jpg| | [[Image:Fort McDowell - 2.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Ruins at Fort McDowell]] | ||
[[Image:Fort McDowell - 5.jpg| | [[Image:Fort McDowell - 5.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Church at Fort McDowell Site]] | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Established to safeguard the trans-Arizona trails and to control hostile Indians. | Established to safeguard the trans-Arizona trails and to control hostile Indians. | ||
Ordered abandoned 18 Jun 1890, | Ordered abandoned on 18 Jun 1890, it was transferred to the Interior Department on 1 Oct 1890 and became the Yavapai Indian Agency in 1891. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Currently part of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. Only unidentified, scattered ruins are visible. | Currently part of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. Only unidentified, scattered ruins are visible. | ||
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(F) 33.6367105, -111. | (F) 33.6367105, -111.675693, Fort McDowell (2) | ||
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{{Mapit-US-cityscale|33.6367105|-111.6756938}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|33.6367105|-111.6756938}} | ||
* Elevation: ' | * Elevation: ' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 42 | * {{Roberts}}, page 42 | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az.html North American Forts - Fort McDowell] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/az.html North American Forts - Fort McDowell] | ||
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* AZ0284 - Camp Verde (2) | |||
{{Visited|28 Oct 2009}} | {{Visited|28 Oct 2009}} | ||
== | ==Picture Gallery== | ||
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Image:Fort McDowell - 1.jpg|Building at Fort McDowell Site | Image:Fort McDowell - 1.jpg|Building at Fort McDowell Site | ||
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[[Category:Arizona Maricopa County]] | [[Category:Arizona Maricopa County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | [[Category:2009 Southern Trip]] | ||
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Fort McDowell (2) (1865-1890) - First established as Camp Verde (2), 7 Sep 1865, by Lt Colonel Clarence E. Bennett (Cullum 1701), 1st California Cavalry. Named Camp McDowell (2) after Major General Irvin McDowell (Cullum 963) and later designated Fort McDowell on 5 Apr 1879. Ordered abandoned in 1890.
 
HistoryEstablished to safeguard the trans-Arizona trails and to control hostile Indians. Ordered abandoned on 18 Jun 1890, it was transferred to the Interior Department on 1 Oct 1890 and became the Yavapai Indian Agency in 1891. Current StatusCurrently part of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. Only unidentified, scattered ruins are visible.
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Visited: 28 Oct 2009 Picture Gallery
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