Near Camp Verde in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Camp Verde

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010

1. Camp Verde Marker

Inscription.
The oldest settlement in the Verde Valley. Site of historic Fort Verde. The first settlers came into the valley in February, 1865, followed by the military in August, 1865. Original military and historic buildings still stand.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1865.

Location. 34° 33.514′ N, 111° 53.979′ W. Marker is near Camp Verde, Arizona, in Yavapai County. It is on General Crook Trail (South Access Road) 0.2 miles east of Interstate 17 Exit 285, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camp Verde AZ 86322, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Verde Valley

and in the Yavapai-Apache Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wales Arnold (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pecan Lane Rural Historic Landscape (approx. 2.7 miles away); Flagpole & Administration Building (approx. 2.7 miles away); Power Shovel (approx. 2.7 miles away); Surgeon’s Quarters (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of Married Officers’ Quarters (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bachelor Officers Quarters (approx. 2.7 miles away); Commanding Officers Quarters (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Verde.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010

2. Camp Verde Marker

Looking east toward Camp Verde (at distant left center of photo).

Looking West from Camp Verde Marker Pullout image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2010

3. Looking West from Camp Verde Marker Pullout

I-17 Interchange in distance

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,433 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.