Fort Date Creek

Fort Date Creek
Yavapai County, Arizona
An 1869 map of Camp Date Creek and the adjoining Hualapai reservation.
Site information
TypeArmy post
Controlled by Arizona
Location
Coordinates34°15′51″N 112°55′31″W / 34.2641906°N 112.9251849°W / 34.2641906; -112.9251849
Site history
Built1867
Built by United States
In use1867 - 1874
Battles/warsHualapai War
Garrison information
Occupants United States Army
Camp Date Creek
Locationnear Hillside, Arizona
Coordinates34°15′51″N 112°55′31″W / 34.2641906°N 112.9251849°W / 34.2641906; -112.9251849
Built1867
Architectural styleAdobe
NRHP reference No.95001361
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1996

Fort Date Creek, also known as Camp McPherson or Camp Date Creek, was a United States Army post established in 1867 sixty miles south of Prescott, Arizona. It was built to safeguard American settlers in Yavapai County.