Established January 1864 as Camp Lincoln. Changed to Camp Verde November 23, 1868. Abandoned by G.O. No.43, Headquarters Army, April 10, 1890. Post office established here as Verde March 14, 1873, George W. Hance Postmaster. ONe of the older settlements on Verde river. The "Camp Sandy," of Captain Charles King's historical novel, The Colonel's Daughter. Pauline Weaver died here, 1866. Remains now lie in yard at Governor's mansion in Prescott. Heitman says: "Established originally as Camp Lincoln by Captain John S. Mason, 17th Infantry, commanding district. Was then about 5 miles south of present location."

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997. P. 468

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Websites

Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profiles: Camp Verde
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/campverd.pdf

Camp Verde Bugler
http://www.verdevalleynews.com/verdevalleynews/myarticles.asp?S=385&P=443598&PubID=7108&EC=0

Arizonan.com: Camp Verde
http://www.arizonan.com/CampVerde/
 

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Newspapers

Camp Verde Bugle

Verde Valley Newspapers Inc.
http://www.sedonaverdevalley.com/
 

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Sites to See

Montezuma's Castle
Box 219 Camp Verde, AZ 86322
520-567-3322

Fort Verde
(520)567-3275

Montezuma's Well
Box 219 Camp Verde, AZ 86322
520-567-3322

Camp Verde Yavapai-Apache Indian Reservation
P.O. Box 1188
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
(520) 567-3649 Phone
(520) 567-3994 FAX

General Crooks Trail
Located in the Rim Lakes Recreation Area southeast of the lake, General Crook's Trail passes through ASNF along FS300

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Books/Manuscripts

The Journal. (Local Newspaper)
AN2 .C25 J68x FOLX

Fort Verde Days : 20th observance, October 9, 1976, Camp Verde, Arizona, 1865-1976
F819.C35 F67x
 

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Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index

Camp Verde, Arizona: Informational Brochures; 1988-
CE EPH DTO-CAMP VERDE.2

Camp Verde, Arizona: Newsclippings; 1940-1965
CE EPH DTO-CAMP VERDE.1

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