Historical Markers of Elko County
Location: Central Elko County, Secret Pass Area Directions: Along SR 229, 1/4 mi south of Interstate 80 (Access via Exit 321 from I-80)
N40° 57' 22.4" W115° 27' 56.8"
Date Conquered: 5/13/08 Quick Description: A marker remembering a U.S. military post designed to protect westward emigrant parties. Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of SR 229. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Established as Camp Halleck by Captain S.P. Smith July 26, 1867, to protect the California Emigrant Trail 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 20 buildings of wood, adobe and stone construction, arranged around the side 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. Bullets be damned! This historical marker weared its ragged appearance like a shawl of Nevada honor in 2008. This marker received a facelift in 2010. #47 and the majestic East Humboldt Range spanning the b.g. Be advised that services are non-existent for 79 miles along Secret Pass.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Established as Camp Halleck by Captain S.P. Smith July 26, 1867, to protect the California Emigrant Trail 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 20 buildings of wood, adobe and stone construction, arranged around the side 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. Bullets be damned! This historical marker weared its ragged appearance like a shawl of Nevada honor in 2008. This marker received a facelift in 2010. #47 and the majestic East Humboldt Range spanning the b.g. Be advised that services are non-existent for 79 miles along Secret Pass.
Established as Camp Halleck by Captain S.P. Smith July 26, 1867, to protect the California Emigrant Trail 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 20 buildings of wood, adobe and stone construction, arranged around the side 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. Bullets be damned! This historical marker weared its ragged appearance like a shawl of Nevada honor in 2008. This marker received a facelift in 2010. #47 and the majestic East Humboldt Range spanning the b.g. Be advised that services are non-existent for 79 miles along Secret Pass.
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 20 buildings of wood, adobe and stone construction, arranged around the side 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. Bullets be damned! This historical marker weared its ragged appearance like a shawl of Nevada honor in 2008. This marker received a facelift in 2010. #47 and the majestic East Humboldt Range spanning the b.g. Be advised that services are non-existent for 79 miles along Secret Pass.
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. Bullets be damned! This historical marker weared its ragged appearance like a shawl of Nevada honor in 2008. This marker received a facelift in 2010. #47 and the majestic East Humboldt Range spanning the b.g. Be advised that services are non-existent for 79 miles along Secret Pass.
The fort was closed December 1, 1886. Bullets be damned! This historical marker weared its ragged appearance like a shawl of Nevada honor in 2008. This marker received a facelift in 2010. #47 and the majestic East Humboldt Range spanning the b.g. Be advised that services are non-existent for 79 miles along Secret Pass.
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