FORT APACHE
(1870-1924)
Established as Camp Ord in Spring of 1870, named in honor of General O.C. Ord, Commander of Arizona.  This post changed its name to Camp Mogollon August 1, 1870, then Camp Thomas September 12, 1870 in honor of Major General George W. Thomas, the "Rock of Chickamauga" of Civil War fame. The post was finally designated Camp Apache on February 2, 1871 as a token of friendship with the nearby tribe. Renamed Fort Apache April 5, 1879 and gained great signficance after many tribes were gathered in the nearby San Carlos Reservation.

Friendship between the neighboring tribe and the soldiers was strained during the first 20 years of its existence. Troops from Fort Apache pursued and fought renegade bands of Indians led by such famous warriors as Geronimo, Matchez, Chato, and Chihuahua until the surrender of Geronimo in 1886. The escape of renegade Indians, including Geronimo, took place here on August 30, 1881 when officials attempted to arrest Nocky-de-Klin-ne. The expedition to recapture Geronimo was begun here in November of 1885. The fort continued in operation until l924 when it was turned over to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be used as a school. The headquarters building is now the Post Office for the town of Fort Apache. From Globe, take US 60 northeast 66 miles; turn east on State 73 and drive about 27 miles to Fort Apache.

Websites

Communitiy Profile-Arizona Department of Commerce- Fort Apache Indian Reservation (Home of the White Mountain Apache Tribe)
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/ftapache.pdf

Fort Apache Historic Park
P.O. Box 628 Fort Apache, Arizona 85926
(520) 338-1392
http://www.wmonline.com/attract/ftapache.htm

Fort Apache Indian Reservation (White Mountain Apache)
http://www.wmat.nsn.us/
http://www.primenet.com/~itca/Tribes/whitemtn.htm
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/2897/
http://www.itcaonline.com/Tribes/whitemtn.htm

Apache Indians
 

Books/Manuscripts found on the ASU Library Catalog

Private journal of Will Croft Barnes, 1880-1886 [microform] (was stationed as telegrapher and operator of the meteorological station at Fort Apache)
FILM 3748 RG200 A1

Returns from United States military posts, 1800-1916 [microform]  (Fort Apache on reels 33-35)
FILM 3748 RG94 M617 r.33-35

With scouts and cavalry at Fort Apache, by H.B. Wharfield. Edited by John Alexander Carroll.
F817 .N3 W5

Mixed-bloods, Apaches, and cattle barons : documents for a history of the livestock economy on the White Mountain Reservation, Arizona / by Thomas R. McGuire ;prepared for Western Archeological Center, National Park Service, in fulfillment of contract no. CX-8100-8-0003.
MUS 1.2:A 62/142

Notes on the Indians of the Fort Apache region, by Albert B. Reagan.
GN2 .A27 v.31:5

Fort Apache scout: official newspaper of the White Mountain Apache Tribe
E99.A6 F6x FOL


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