Camp McGarry was a U.S. military camp located in what is now the Summit Lake Indian Reservation in Humboldt County, Nevada.[1][2]

Camp McGarry
Camp McGarry is located in Nevada
Camp McGarry
Camp McGarry
Coordinates41°32′37″N 119°01′33″W / 41.54361°N 119.02583°W / 41.54361; -119.02583
Site history
Built1865
In use1868
FateBecame part of the Summit Lake Indian Reservation (1871)

History

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Camp McGarry was established as a field camp on November 23, 1865. It was named for Brevet Brigadier General Edward McGarry. With a size of 75 sq mi (190 km2) it was, at the time, the largest military reserve in Nevada. In 1866 the headquarters of the district of Nevada were moved from Fort Churchill to Camp McGarry. In the summer of 1868, the bulk of the troops were moved from Camp McGarry, with the camp being abandoned on December 18, 1868. On March 25, 1871, the camp was relinquished by the Army and turned over to the U.S. Department of the Interior for use as the Summit Lake Indian Reservation.[3]

 
Camp McGarry Historical Marker, located at Soldiers Meadows

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp McGarry
  2. ^ "Camp McGarry". Nevada State Historical Preservation Office. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Ruhlen, Colonel George (1964). "Early Nevada Forts" (PDF). Nevada Historical Society Quarterly. VII (3–4): 44. Retrieved February 11, 2020.