Camp Verde in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Officers’ Row
Fort Verde, Arizona Territory
Photographed By Denise Boose, October 21, 2020
1. Officers’ Row Marker
The Civil War has ended, the country opens up for expansion in the West, and conflicts of a different nature face the L.L.S. Military. The Indian Wars of the 1870s-1880s brought soldiers to Arizona to protect the settlers and brought challenges to the families who accompanied them.
Originally Fort Verde consisted of twenty-two buildings that surrounded the parade grounds and extended all the way to present day Main Street to the west. Along the cast side where you stand is the Officers’ Quarters. Three of these original five buildings stand ready for your visit. These homes are furnished to reflect the time period of 1870-1890 when the military and these families lived here.
Erected by Fort Verde State Historic Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 34° 33.874′ N, 111° 51.121′ W. Marker is in Camp Verde, Arizona, in Yavapai County. Marker is on E Hollamon Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of Married Officers' Quarters (a few steps from this marker); Fort Verde State Historic Park (within shouting distance of this marker); "0" Mile Post General Crook Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Congressional Medal of Honor - Apache Campaign 1872 - 1873 (within shouting distance of this marker); Flagpole & Administration Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Site of Married Officers’ Quarters (about 400 feet away); Surgeon’s Quarters (about 500 feet away); Wales Arnold (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Verde.
Photographed By Denise Boose, October 21, 2020
2. Officers’ Row Marker
Fort Verde, looking northeast
circa. 1880
Photographed By Denise Boose, October 21, 2020
3. Officers’ Row Marker
Officers Row looking north with Commanding Officers Quarters in foreground circa. 1881-1891
Photographed By Denise Boose, October 21, 2020
4. Officers’ Row Marker
Hunting Party at Fort Verde, April 2, 1887
From Left to right: 1st Lt. M.F. Eggleston, Private William Johnson, Chief Packer Charles Ryall, Major E.K. Otey, 2nd Lt. W.H. Smith, and Dr. Edgar A. Mearns, Post Surgeon.
Photographed By Denise Boose, October 21, 2020
5. Officers’ Row Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2020, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 1, 2020, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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