| Fort Date Creek | |
|---|---|
| Yavapai County, Arizona | |
 An 1869 map of Camp Date Creek and the adjoining Hualapai reservation. | |
| Coordinates | 34°15′51″N 112°55′31″W / 34.2641906°N 112.9251849°W |
| Type | Army post |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Arizona |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1867 |
| Built by |  United States |
| In use | 1867 - 1874 |
| Battles/wars | Hualapai War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | United States Army |
Camp Date Creek | |
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| Location | near Hillside, Arizona |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°15′51″N 112°55′31″W / 34.2641906°N 112.9251849°W |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architectural style | Adobe |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001361[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 1996 |
Fort Date Creek, also known as Camp McPherson or Camp Date Creek, was a United States Army post established in 1867 sixty miles south of Prescott, Arizona.[2][3] It was built to safeguard American settlers in Yavapai County.[4] [5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Camp Date Creek, Arizona – Legends of America". www.legendsofamerica.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Office, United States Surgeon-General's (1870). Circular.
- ^ "Arizona Forts of the American West". Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "History | Date Creek Ranch". Archived from the original on 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2010-12-11.