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By Gregory Walker, July 10, 2015
Location of Camp Verde Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Texas, Kerr County, Kerrville — 20166 — One Mile to Ruins of Camp Verde —  |
| Established as a frontier post by the United States Army, July 8, 1855. Headquarters in 1856 for 40 camels sent by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to be used in a system of overland communication with the West, which proved impracticable. . . . — — Map (db m239568) HM | |||
| 2 ► Texas, Kerr County, Center Point — Camp Verde, Texas — |
| 1856, Camp Verde was established as a military post to suppress Indian attacks on settlers. As suggested by Jefferson Davis, camels were brought to the camp as an experiment in providing transportation of troops and equipment. The experiment was . . . — — Map (db m111277) HM | |||