CAMP MCDOWELL
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CAMP MCDOWELL |
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Camp McDowell COUNTY: Maricopa ROADS: 2WD LEGAL INFO: T2N/3N, R7E CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall, spring |
COMMENTS: Near Fountain
Hills. REMAINS: Adobe ruins of the old fort about 2 miles off the Beeline Highway. Note: this is on the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation. |
| Camp McDowell was established in 1865 and closed in 1890. This site was established by the United States Cavalry to control the Yavapai and Apache Indians in the area. |
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