Fort Cameron (1)

Fort Cameron (1) (1872-1883) - First established as Camp Beaver 25 May 1872 by Maj. John D. Wilkins, [8th U.S. Infantry]]. Named Fort Cameron 30 Jun 1874 after Col. James Cameron, 79th New York Infantry, killed 21 Jul 1861 at the battle of Bull Run. Abandoned 1 May 1883 and sold to the Mormon Church.

Fort Cameron (1) History

Built of local lava stone around a quadrangle 700 by 620 feet.

Abandoned 1 May 1883 and sold to the Mormon Church who donated the majority of the buildings to the Brigham Young Academy at Beaver.

Current Status

The majority of the original post is a golf course outside of Beaver, UT. Only one of the original buildings could be identified and that was still in use as a Quilt Shop.

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Location: Beaver, Utah. Maps & Images Lat: 38.278702 Long: -112.602224 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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 785

Visited: 18 Oct 2009

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