![]() | SE corner of US 95 and South Rd., 4 miles south of McDermitt |
Original Date Visited: 8/28/09
Signed: NDOT highway signage; northbound lane of US 95
Exact Description:
Established in 1865, it was first called Quinn River Camp No. 33 (on the East Fork) then renamed in honor of military District Commander Lt. Col. Charles McDermitt, who was killed by Indians. Typically, the fort consisted of several adobe, stone and frame buildings surrounding a square. Its purpose was to protect the Virginia City-Quinn River Valley-Oregon Road. Twenty-four years of operation made it the longest active Army fort in Nevada. Its troops participated in the Modoc War and the Bannock and Shoshone Indian troubles. It was the last of the Nevada Army posts in service when converted into an Indian reservation school in 1889.
Related Links & Markers:
- 143 - Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844-1891) - 146 - McDermitt Indian Reservation (Northern Paiute) - 147 - People of the Humboldt - 148 - Two Battles of Pyramid Lake - 162 - Camp McGarry Fort McDermitt Paiute Tribe (Official Site)
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