Fort Bowie

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Fort Bowie was a 19th-century U.S. Army outpost in southeastern Arizona that played a key role in the Apache Wars and the military control of the American Southwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army fort
historic site
abandoned 1894
addedToNRHP October 15, 1966
associatedWith Chiricahua Apache NERFINISHED
Cochise NERFINISHED
Geronimo NERFINISHED
conflict American Indian Wars NERFINISHED
Apache Wars NERFINISHED
constructionBegan July 1862
controlledBy United States Army NERFINISHED
coordinates 31.921°N 109.449°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decommissioned October 1894
designation U.S. National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED
U.S. National Historic Site NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 5,000 feet
established 1862
features Apache Pass battlefield NERFINISHED
historic cemetery
ruins of fort buildings
visitor center
garrison California Volunteers NERFINISHED
U.S. Cavalry units NERFINISHED
U.S. Infantry units
governingBody National Park Service
historicalEra 19th century
locatedIn American Southwest NERFINISHED
Cochise County, Arizona NERFINISHED
southeastern Arizona
locatedInProtectedArea Fort Bowie National Historic Site NERFINISHED
locatedNear Apache Pass NERFINISHED
Butterfield Overland Mail route NERFINISHED
Chiricahua Mountains NERFINISHED
Dos Cabezas Mountains NERFINISHED
managedBy U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
namedAfter George Washington Bowie NERFINISHED
notableEvent Bascom Affair aftermath
Battle of Apache Pass NERFINISHED
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000171
partOf Department of Arizona NERFINISHED
purpose to control Apache resistance in the region
to protect the Butterfield Overland Mail route
region Sonoran Desert transition zone NERFINISHED
secondFortConstructed 1868
significance key military post in the Apache Wars
strategic control point for the American Southwest
visitorAccess by hiking trail only

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