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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1868) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Summit Lake]] in 1865 by Major [[Albert G. Brackett]], [[1st U.S. Cavalary]], in Humboldt County, Nevada. Renamed | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1865-1868) - A U.S. Army post established as [[Camp Summit Lake]] in 1865 by Major [[Albert G. Brackett]], [[1st U.S. Cavalary]], in Humboldt County, Nevada. Renamed Fort McGarry after Colonel [[Edward McGarry]], [[2nd California Volunteer Infantry]]. Abandoned in 1868. Also known as [[Camp McGarry]]. | ||
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Located near the shore of Summit Lake at the Applegate Cutoff to Oregon. Probably established 23 Nov 1865 as [[Camp Summit Lake]] by Major [[Albert G. Brackett]], [[1st U.S. Cavalary]]. | Located near the shore of Summit Lake at the Applegate Cutoff to Oregon. Probably established 23 Nov 1865 as [[Camp Summit Lake]] by Major [[Albert G. Brackett]], [[1st U.S. Cavalary]]. Initially established as a field camp and later as a more permanent post with stone buildings and a parade. The post became the headquarters for the military District of Summit Lake that include only [[Fort McGarry]] and [[Fort Bidwell]] in California. | ||
The post was abandoned 18 Dec 1868 and turned over to the Interior Department 25 Mar 1871. | The post was abandoned 18 Dec 1868 and turned over to the Interior Department 25 Mar 1871. | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 2 February 2013
Fort McGarry (1865-1868) - A U.S. Army post established as Camp Summit Lake in 1865 by Major Albert G. Brackett, 1st U.S. Cavalary, in Humboldt County, Nevada. Renamed Fort McGarry after Colonel Edward McGarry, 2nd California Volunteer Infantry. Abandoned in 1868. Also known as Camp McGarry.
Fort McGarry History
Located near the shore of Summit Lake at the Applegate Cutoff to Oregon. Probably established 23 Nov 1865 as Camp Summit Lake by Major Albert G. Brackett, 1st U.S. Cavalary. Initially established as a field camp and later as a more permanent post with stone buildings and a parade. The post became the headquarters for the military District of Summit Lake that include only Fort McGarry and Fort Bidwell in California.
The post was abandoned 18 Dec 1868 and turned over to the Interior Department 25 Mar 1871.
Current Status
Very isolated location, stone post building ruins remain around a rectangular parade. Located 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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