Kingman in Mohave County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Ha' Qa' Muwe:
(Ancestral Home of the Hualapai)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 17, 2010
1. HA' QA' MUWE: Marker
Our Hualapai Ancestors
Who Fought Against Cultural Genocide
With Bravery and Foresight
They Sacrificed Their Lives
So The Hualapai People's
Survival May Continue
Today And Forever
This location was a temporary Internment Camp for the Hualapai People until the Infamous Forced March Of The La Paz Trail Of Tears, April 21, 1874
Erected 2006 by Hualapai Nation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is April 21, 1874.
Location. 35° 12.22′ N, 114° 4.909′ 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Beale Springs Arizona (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
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Additional keywords. forced displacement
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 3,197 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on September 21, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. Photo 1. submitted on April 2, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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