Fort Halleck Site

Fort Halleck Site (HM19ZI)

Location: Elko, NV 89801 Elko County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 57.382', W 115° 27.948'

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1867 - 1886

Established as Camp Halleck by Captain S.P. Smith, July 26, 1867, to protect the California Emigrant Tail and construction work on the Central Pacific Railroad. The camp was named for Major General Henry Wager Halleck, at that time commander, Military Division of the Pacific. In May 1868, it became headquarters for the Nevada Military District when Fort Churchill was abandoned.

On April 5, 1879, it became Fort Halleck. The nine square mile reservation was set aside October 11, 1881. The fort was a two-company post, with about twenty buildings of wood, adobe and stone construction arranged around the sides of a rectangular parade ground.

Troops from the fort took no part in local Indian troubles. However, they saw action in February 1873, against the Modoc Indians of northern California; against the Nez Perce uprising in Idaho in 1877; in 1878, against the Bannocks in Oregon; and against the Apaches in Arizona, 1883.

The fort was closed December 1, 1886.
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HM NumberHM19ZI
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Marker Number47
Year Placed1968
Placed ByNevada State Park System and Northeastern Nevada Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 10:47am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 629115 N 4535046
Decimal Degrees40.95636667, -115.46580000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 57.382', W 115° 27.948'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 57' 22.92" N, 115° 27' 56.88" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 240-298 Unnamed Road, Elko NV 89801, US
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