Fort Churchill State Historic Park

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Fort Churchill
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Fort Churchill State Historic Park (Nevada)
Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Nearest city: Weeks, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°17′33″N 119°16′14″W / 39.2925, -119.27056Coordinates: 39°17′33″N 119°16′14″W / 39.2925, -119.27056
Built/Founded: 1860
Architect: Stewart,Capt. Joseph; Flint,Capt. F.F.
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: November 5, 1961[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000456
Governing body: State

Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a 4,461 acre Nevada state park in Lyon County, Nevada, in the United States. Located south of the town of Silver Springs, it is in the Central Nevada Region of Nevada State Parks, and is one of seven National Historic Landmarks in the state of Nevada. The site is one end of the historic Fort Churchill and Sand Springs Toll Road. It is located on United States Route 95A, 8 miles south of United States Route 50.

[edit] Fort Churchill

Fort Churchill, named for Sylvester Churchill, was a U.S. Army fort built in 1861 to provide protection for early settlers. It was abandoned in 1869 with the State of Nevada obtaining control of the site on October 6, 1932.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[1][3] The remains of the fort are decaying adobe ruins.

Twice a year the Nevada Civil War Volunteers puts on a civil war encampment at Fort Churchill.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Fort Churchill. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Marilynn Larew (January, 1978), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: PDF (359 KiB), National Park Service . Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1966.PDF (452 KiB)

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