Camp Reno
Camp Reno (1867-1870) - A U.S. Army post established in 1867 in the Tonto Valley in present day Maricopa County, Arizona. Named for General Marcus A. Reno (Cullum 1779). Abandoned in 1870.
History
Camp Reno was a temporary adobe and frame post built with a surrounding stockade. The post was an outpost of Fort McDowell established in October 1867 and was used in operations against hostile Apache Indians. Abandoned on 8 Mar 1870.
Current Status
Maricopa County, Arizona
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 27208
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Location: Beeline Highway at N Fort McDowell Road, Maricopa County, Arizona. Markers only. Lat: 33.5803221 Long: -111.6781936 Elevation: {{{3}}} ACME, Bing, Google
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Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 45
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 15
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