Camp Beale Springs
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Camp Beale Springs
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| nearest_city = Kingman, Arizona
| locmapin = Arizona#USA
| built = {{Start date|1857}}
| added = July 18, 1974
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| refnum = 74000459{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
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Camp Beale Springs, near Kingman, Arizona, also known as Fort Beale, was a historic military facility that dates from 1857. Camp Beale Springs was established and became official in 1871.{{Cite web|title=Camp Beale Springs – Kingman Tourism|url=https://www.gokingman.com/attraction-Camp-Beale-Springs|access-date=2021-03-17|website=www.gokingman.com}} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was a military outpost during the Hualapai War.{{Cite web |title=Historic Beale Springs in Kingman Arizona |url=https://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/points-of-interest/beale-springs/index.htm |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=kingmanhistoricdistrict.com}} Its location is not disclosed by the National Register, as is done for many archeological sites which have importance for their potential to yield information in the future.
It was a campsite on the Beale Wagon Road developed by Captain Edward Beale. For centuries previous it had been used already.{{cite web|url=http://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/points-of-interest/beale-springs/index.htm |title=Camp Beale Springs also known as Fort Beale |access-date=March 13, 2017}}
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{Mohave County, Arizona}}
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Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1857
Category:Buildings and structures in Kingman, Arizona
Category:Archaeological sites in Arizona
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kingman, Arizona