Arizona
Arizona is home to the jaw-dropping Grand Canyon, crazy desert wildlife, and very hot summers.
#1. This fort was used as a base for General Crook’s U.S. Army scouts and soldiers.
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Between the 1870’s and the 1880’s, many men called this fort home.
#2 This Park is the best preserved example of a fort that was used during the Indian Wars.
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This is the place to visit if you want to experience life through the eyes of a frontier soldier.
#3 Some original buildings still stand in the park today!
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You won’t have to use your imagination to learn all about the lives of these men.
#4 Anglo settlers in the Verde River area demanded the army’s protection from the nearby Indians.
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When the settlers attempted to establish an area that the indians already had, things became quite hostile.
#5 The army who stayed at the fort to protect the settlers was initially Mexican recruits who had volunteered.
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They were called fierce fighters because they were often barefoot and working on half rations.
#6 A year later, U.S Army soldiers relieved the volunteers.
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They moved the tent camp, changing the name to Camp Lincoln and then to Camp Verde in 1868.
#7 When Camp Verde was finished, it had 22 buildings surrounding a parade grounds.
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The camp was able to hold two companies of infantry and two companies of cavalry, but often had only one each.
#8 Camp Verde was an important staging base for military operations all over the countryside.
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It became the origin of a road west to Fort Whipple near Prescott, and a road east to Fort Apache.
#9 Camp Verde was renamed Fort Verde in 1879 to signify permanence.
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The name change had little effect, though, and the fort was abandoned in 1891 and sold at public auction in 1899.
#10 Twenty-seven doctors served those at Fort Verde.
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They ranged from medical school graduates to no formal training.