Camp Cady | |
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Location | 24 Miles N of Barstow, California |
Coordinates | 34°56′42″N 116°35′57″W / 34.94508333°N 116.5992888°W |
Built | 1860 |
Governing body | State of California Department of Fish & Game |
Designated | March 19, 1985 |
Reference no. | 963-1 |
Camp Cady (1860–1861, 1866–1871) was a U.S. Army Camp, on the Mojave Road near the Mojave River in the Mojave Desert, located about 20 miles east of modern-day Barstow, California, in San Bernardino County, at an elevation of 1690 feet. Camp Cady was named after Major Albemarle Cady, 6th Infantry Regiment, who was a friend of Carleton and commander at Fort Yuma in 1860.[1]