Camp Beale Springs

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Camp Beale Springs
Nearest city Kingman, Arizona
Built1857 (1857)
NRHP reference No. 74000459 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1974

Camp Beale Springs, near Kingman, Arizona, also known as Fort Beale, was a historic military facility that dates from 1857. Camp Beale Springs was established and became official in 1871. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was a military outpost during the Hualapai War. [3] Its location is not disclosed by the National Register, as is done for many archeological sites which have importance for their potential to yield information in the future. [1]

It was a campsite on the Beale Wagon Road developed by Captain Edward Beale. For centuries previous it had been used already. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Camp Beale Springs – Kingman Tourism". www.gokingman.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  3. "Historic Beale Springs in Kingman Arizona". kingmanhistoricdistrict.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. "Camp Beale Springs also known as Fort Beale" . Retrieved March 13, 2017.