Fort Halleck Historical Marker - Nevada Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This is a historical marker for the location of Fort Halleck, a fort used as a base for explorations of the area. The fort was built of wood and housed a company of infantry and one for cavalry. This marker was placed in July of 1939 and is along a dirt road that's in pretty good shape.

Marker Title (required): Fort Halleck Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 47 Marker Text (required): Located about 500 feet from this marker. Established July 27, 1867 by Captain S.P. Smith, built by the 200 soldiers under his command and named in honor of General H.W. Halleck, commanding the division of the Pacific. The first buildings were of adobe bricks. Hospital and other buildings were later built of wood. Built for a two company post, one infantry and one cavalry. Used as a base for explorations. Lieutenant Whipple made several trips through central and southern Nevada, accompanied by guards from this post, to map and secure military information. County (required): Elko Marker Type (required): Metal Plaque Is Marker Damaged? (required): No URL - Website (optional): [Web Link] Other Marker Type (optional): Not listed Other Damage Type (optional): Not listed

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