Fort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.

Fort Verde was established at its current location in 1871. It is significant as \"the best preserved and least altered of any military post associated with General Crook\u2019s 1872-73 campaign against the northern Apaches.\"

Settlers in the mid-19th century near the Verde River grew corn and other crops with the prospect of getting good prices from nearby Prescott, which was the territorial capital, and from nearby miners. The rapid increase in population for the mining economy disrupted the hunting and gathering environments of the local Native American tribes, the Dilzhe'e Apache and Yavapai. In turn, they raided the farmers' crops for food.

The farmers requested military protection from the United States Army and, in 1865, although Arizona was still only a territory, the infantry arrived. They set up several posts over the next few years:

• 1865, a small camp five miles (8\u00a0km) south of what is today Camp Verde.
• 1866-1871, Camp Lincoln, a mile north of today's Fort Verde.
• 1871-1873, Camp Verde, built gradually from 1871 to 1873.
• 1879, Camp Verde, renamed Fort Verde
• 1891, Fort Verde abandoned
• 1899, sold at public auction

After approximately 1,500 local natives were placed on a reservation by 1872, the army's role changed from protecting the settlers to ensuring that the Indians stayed on the reservation. The last major military engagement with uprising natives took place in 1882 at the Battle of Big Dry Wash.

The fort was never enclosed by walls or stockades, and it never saw fighting on site. At its height, it consisted of twenty-two buildings, only four of which survived until 1956, when local citizens created a small museum in the administration building. They later donated the buildings and ten acres (40,000 m\u00b2) as a State Park.

Some of the buildings were built with pice, which is large adobe slabs cast within wooden frames, rather than assembled from the more familiar individual adobe bricks.

Fort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.

Fort Verde was established at its current location in 1871. It is significant as \"the best preserved and least altered of any military post associated with General Crook\u2019s 1872-73 campaign against the northern Apaches.\"

Settlers in the mid-19th century near the Verde River grew corn and other crops with the prospect of getting good prices from nearby Prescott, which was the territorial capital, and from nearby miners. The rapid increase in population for the mining economy disrupted the hunting and gathering environments of the local Native American tribes, the Dilzhe'e Apache and Yavapai. In turn, they raided the farmers' crops for food.

The farmers requested military protection from the United States Army and, in 1865, although Arizona was still only a territory, the infantry arrived. They set up several posts over the next few years:

• 1865, a small camp five miles (8\u00a0km) south of what is today Camp Verde.
• 1866-1871, Camp Lincoln, a mile north of today's Fort Verde.
• 1871-1873, Camp Verde, built gradually from 1871 to 1873.
• 1879, Camp Verde, renamed Fort Verde
• 1891, Fort Verde abandoned
• 1899, sold at public auction

After approximately 1,500 local natives were placed on a reservation by 1872, the army's role changed from protecting the settlers to ensuring that the Indians stayed on the reservation. The last major military engagement with uprising natives took place in 1882 at the Battle of Big Dry Wash.

The fort was never enclosed by walls or stockades, and it never saw fighting on site. At its height, it consisted of twenty-two buildings, only four of which survived until 1956, when local citizens created a small museum in the administration building. They later donated the buildings and ten acres (40,000 m\u00b2) as a State Park.

Some of the buildings were built with pice, which is large adobe slabs cast within wooden frames, rather than assembled from the more familiar individual adobe bricks.

The Clear Creek Church was built between 1898 and 1903 and is located on Clear Creek Road 3.5 miles (5.6\u00a0km) southeast of Camp Verde, Arizona. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

It was built of limestone blocks taken from Hayfield wash on the Middle Verde River. Blocks ranged from 10 by 13 inches (0.25\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a00.33\u00a0m) to 12 by 18 inches (0.30\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a00.46\u00a0m) in size. It is 40 by 25 feet (12.2\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a07.6\u00a0m) in plan. It has a high gable roof.

The builders placed in the cornerstone of the building a bible and a $5 gold piece (which was chiseled away in the 1920s). It was Camp Verde's only church until 1913, when it was transformed into the city's one-room schoolhouse. In 1946, the church was abandoned. Later the Clear Creek Church was looked after by the Camp Verde Historical Society.

Fort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.

Fort Verde was established at its current location in 1871. It is significant as \"the best preserved and least altered of any military post associated with General Crook\u2019s 1872-73 campaign against the northern Apaches.\"

Settlers in the mid-19th century near the Verde River grew corn and other crops with the prospect of getting good prices from nearby Prescott, which was the territorial capital, and from nearby miners. The rapid increase in population for the mining economy disrupted the hunting and gathering environments of the local Native American tribes, the Dilzhe'e Apache and Yavapai. In turn, they raided the farmers' crops for food.

The farmers requested military protection from the United States Army and, in 1865, although Arizona was still only a territory, the infantry arrived. They set up several posts over the next few years:

• 1865, a small camp five miles (8\u00a0km) south of what is today Camp Verde.
• 1866-1871, Camp Lincoln, a mile north of today's Fort Verde.
• 1871-1873, Camp Verde, built gradually from 1871 to 1873.
• 1879, Camp Verde, renamed Fort Verde
• 1891, Fort Verde abandoned
• 1899, sold at public auction

After approximately 1,500 local natives were placed on a reservation by 1872, the army's role changed from protecting the settlers to ensuring that the Indians stayed on the reservation. The last major military engagement with uprising natives took place in 1882 at the Battle of Big Dry Wash.

The fort was never enclosed by walls or stockades, and it never saw fighting on site. At its height, it consisted of twenty-two buildings, only four of which survived until 1956, when local citizens created a small museum in the administration building. They later donated the buildings and ten acres (40,000 m\u00b2) as a State Park.

Some of the buildings were built with pice, which is large adobe slabs cast within wooden frames, rather than assembled from the more familiar individual adobe bricks.

Fort Verde State Historic Park in the town of Camp Verde, Arizona is a small park that attempts to preserve parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.

Fort Verde was established at its current location in 1871. It is significant as \"the best preserved and least altered of any military post associated with General Crook\u2019s 1872-73 campaign against the northern Apaches.\"

Settlers in the mid-19th century near the Verde River grew corn and other crops with the prospect of getting good prices from nearby Prescott, which was the territorial capital, and from nearby miners. The rapid increase in population for the mining economy disrupted the hunting and gathering environments of the local Native American tribes, the Dilzhe'e Apache and Yavapai. In turn, they raided the farmers' crops for food.

The farmers requested military protection from the United States Army and, in 1865, although Arizona was still only a territory, the infantry arrived. They set up several posts over the next few years:

• 1865, a small camp five miles (8\u00a0km) south of what is today Camp Verde.
• 1866-1871, Camp Lincoln, a mile north of today's Fort Verde.
• 1871-1873, Camp Verde, built gradually from 1871 to 1873.
• 1879, Camp Verde, renamed Fort Verde
• 1891, Fort Verde abandoned
• 1899, sold at public auction

After approximately 1,500 local natives were placed on a reservation by 1872, the army's role changed from protecting the settlers to ensuring that the Indians stayed on the reservation. The last major military engagement with uprising natives took place in 1882 at the Battle of Big Dry Wash.

The fort was never enclosed by walls or stockades, and it never saw fighting on site. At its height, it consisted of twenty-two buildings, only four of which survived until 1956, when local citizens created a small museum in the administration building. They later donated the buildings and ten acres (40,000 m\u00b2) as a State Park.

Some of the buildings were built with pice, which is large adobe slabs cast within wooden frames, rather than assembled from the more familiar individual adobe bricks.

The Clear Creek Church was built between 1898 and 1903 and is located on Clear Creek Road 3.5 miles (5.6\u00a0km) southeast of Camp Verde, Arizona. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

It was built of limestone blocks taken from Hayfield wash on the Middle Verde River. Blocks ranged from 10 by 13 inches (0.25\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a00.33\u00a0m) to 12 by 18 inches (0.30\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a00.46\u00a0m) in size. It is 40 by 25 feet (12.2\u00a0m \u00d7\u00a07.6\u00a0m) in plan. It has a high gable roof.

The builders placed in the cornerstone of the building a bible and a $5 gold piece (which was chiseled away in the 1920s). It was Camp Verde's only church until 1913, when it was transformed into the city's one-room schoolhouse. In 1946, the church was abandoned. Later the Clear Creek Church was looked after by the Camp Verde Historical Society.

Camp Verde (Yavapai: \u02bcMatthi:wa; Western Apache: Gamb\u00fadih) is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 10,873.

Every summer, the downtown area of Camp Verde is the site of the annual Corn Fest; held each year on the third Saturday in July, the popular event is sponsored and organized by local growers, Hauser and Hauser Farms. Other annual local events include the Pecan, Wine and Antiques Festival (February), the Crawdad Festival (June), and Fort Verde Days (October).

Camp Verde (Yavapai: \u02bcMatthi:wa; Western Apache: Gamb\u00fadih) is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 10,873.

Every summer, the downtown area of Camp Verde is the site of the annual Corn Fest; held each year on the third Saturday in July, the popular event is sponsored and organized by local growers, Hauser and Hauser Farms. Other annual local events include the Pecan, Wine and Antiques Festival (February), the Crawdad Festival (June), and Fort Verde Days (October).