
Camp C.F. Smith
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Volcanoguy
N 42° 20.294 W 118° 13.725
11T E 398777 N 4688062
This history sign is located along Whitehorse Road at the junction to the Whitehorse Ranch.
Waymark Code: WMAVCY
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2011
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This history sign is located about a mile west of the Malheur/Harney County Line in Harney County along Whitehorse Road.Marker Name: Camp C.F. Smith
Marker Text: Begun May 1866 to protect Oregon Central Military Road. Abandoned Nov. 9, 1869. Then ranched by John S. Devine. Became part of Miller and Lux Cattle Empire in 1889.
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