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

Camp Beale Springs Arizona

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010

1. Camp Beale Springs Arizona Marker

Inscription. This camp, established March 25, 1871 by Company F, 12th Infantry commanded by Capt. Thomas Bryne, was located at a spring used by Indians for centuries. It was named for Navy Lt. Edward F Beale who established a wagon road along the 35th parallel.

In 1865 William Hardy created a stop on his toll road from Prescott to Hardyville. It was an Army outpost during the Hualapai War of 1866-1870.

The location became a temporary reservation for Hualapai Indians from 1871 to 1874. The spring later supported mining, agriculture and domestic water needs for the town of Kingman.

Erected 1998 by Lost Dutchman Ch. 5917, E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Resources • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1871.

Location. 35° 12.22′ N, 114° 4.912′ W. Marker is in Kingman, Arizona, in Mohave County. It is at the intersection of Fort Beale Road and Wagon Trail Road, on the left when traveling north on Fort Beale Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingman AZ 86401, 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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ha' Qa' Muwe: (here, next to this marker); Charles Metcalfe Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Lt. Edward Fitzgerald Beale (approx. 1½ miles away); United States Army (approx. 1½ miles away); Wagon Route (approx. 1½ miles away); Kingman Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gymnasium (approx. 1.6 miles away); Wish You Were Here (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingman.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010

2. Camp Beale Springs Arizona Marker

Camp Beale Springs Arizona and Ha' Qa' Muwe: Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010

3. Camp Beale Springs Arizona and Ha' Qa' Muwe: Markers

Camp Beale Springs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010

4. Camp Beale Springs

Camp Beale Springs Reservoir image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010

5. Camp Beale Springs Reservoir

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 4,446 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 2, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.