Fort Lowell
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leadhiker
N 32° 15.573 W 110° 52.503
12S E 511768 N 3569212
This is a second Arizona Historical marker at Fort Lowell.
Waymark Code: WM8PPN
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2010
Views: 19
Largest of the early Arizona military installations this was the supply base for military posts in southern Arizona during the long warfare against the Apaches. Built in 1873, it was Gen. Nelson A. Miles' headquarter in the final campaign against Geronimo, and was abandoned in 1891.
Marker Name: Fort Lowell
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Head Camp Woodmen of the World
Year placed: Unknown
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