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Camp C.F. Smith (1866-1869) - Established in Jun 1866 by troops from Camp Alvord and named after Maj. Gen. Charles Ferguson Smith. Abandoned 9 Nov 1869
Current Status
On private property. Foundation stones and an outline of the camp can be seen.
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Location: About a 1/2 mile north of Whitehorse Ranch headquarters off Crooked Creek Range Road, Harney County, Oregon
Maps & Images
Lat: 42.34611 Long: -118.23056
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Sources:
- McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 143
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 132
- Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
- 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 663
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