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Located on the shore of Summit Lake at the Applegate Cutoff to Oregon. | Located on the shore of Summit Lake at the Applegate Cutoff to Oregon. | ||
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Summit Lake Indian Reservation, Humboldt County, Nevada | Very isolated location post building ruins remain on Summit Lake Indian Reservation, Humboldt County, Nevada | ||
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(F) 41.5435090, -119.0257416, Camp McGarry | (F) 41.5435090, -119.0257416, Camp McGarry | ||
(1865-1868) | (1865-1868) | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 2 February 2013
Fort McGarry (1865-1868) - A U.S. Army post established in 1865 by Major Albert G. Brackett, 1st U.S. Cavalary, in Humboldt County, Nevada. Abandoned in 1868. Also known as Camp McGarry and Camp at Summit Lake.
Fort McGarry History
Located on the shore of Summit Lake at the Applegate Cutoff to Oregon.
Current Status
Very isolated location post building ruins remain on Summit Lake Indian Reservation, Humboldt County, Nevada
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 847268
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Location: Summit Lake Indian Reservation, Humboldt County, Nevada. Maps & Images Lat: 41.5435090 Long: -119.0257416 |
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 492
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 93-94
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