Bullhead City in Mohave County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Old Fort Mohave

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010

1. Old Fort Mohave Marker

Inscription. Western anchor of a military road across Northern Arizona. Near here in 1858 Beale's camel expedition was ferried across the Colorado River on the steamer General Jessup. The fort was abandoned at the start of the Civil War. Was activated again in 1863, and then in 1880 assigned to civilian use of the Fort Mohave Indian Reservation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 35° 8.387′ N, 114° 34.198′ W. Marker is in Bullhead City, Arizona, in Mohave County. It can be reached from State Highway 68 south of McCormick Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Marker is next to the entrance of the Colorado River Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2201 Highway 68, Bullhead City AZ 86429, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Commercial Steamship Transportation and Bullhead Community Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Camels and Commerce (approx. 1½ miles away in Nevada); Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Laughlin, an Oasis on the Colorado (approx. 1.8 miles away in Nevada); Avenue of Flags

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(approx. 2.2 miles away in Nevada); Donald (Don) J. Laughlin (approx. 2.2 miles away in Nevada); Arizona Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Arizona Medal of Honor (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bullhead City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hardyville Site (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. This marker was first located about 4 miles south along Arizona Highway 95. When widening of AZ-95 displaced the marker it was saved from destruction by the Colorado River Museum. It was next located near 35° 10.647' N, 114° 33.941' W, at 2201 Highway 68. It is now at the Colorado River Museum itself.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. A series of markers documenting the Army's Great Western Camel Experiment.

Old Fort Mohave Marker at its previous location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010

2. Old Fort Mohave Marker at its previous location

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010

3. Old Fort Mohave Marker at its previous location

Old Fort Mohave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010

4. Old Fort Mohave

Photo on display at the Colorado River Museum in Bullhead City, AZ

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2010

5. Old Fort Mohave

Photo on display at the Colorado River Museum in Bullhead City, AZ

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 5,749 times since then and 208 times this year. Last updated on June 3, 2025, by Melissa H Spease of Las Vegas, Nevada. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 15, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.