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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WF1_the-fort-lowell-flagstaff-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The flagstaff has been the one constant feature of all military establishments since the creation of the U.S. Army in 1784.No matter what era or architectural style, the flagstaff has remained at the center of the parade ground and at the center o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WF0_officers-quarters-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The officers of Fort Lowell and their families lived in 7 adobe homes-officers' row. During peak periods of military activity, up to three families lived in each building. After 1889, two smaller houses for married non-commissioned officers were a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WET_the-chief-trumpeter-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
This statue was erected in February 1991 to honor the enlisted men who served in the Southwest during the Apache Wars in the 1870s and 1880s. It was cast in bronze by Desert Crucible, Inc., of Tucson. One and one-half times life-size, it stands fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WES_cavalry-barracks-and-band-barracks-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
From here west to the intersection of Craycroft and Fort Lowell Roads stood 2 cavalry barracks, 20 by 145 feet, and 1 band barracks, 20 by 92 feet. The 21 troops of the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th cavalry regiments lived here. The band barracks housed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WER_quartermaster-depot-and-post-trader-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
Fort Lowell was a major supply depot for forts around southern Arizona Territory. The Quartermaster and Commissary Depot in on private property directly west, across Craycroft Road and north of Fort Lowell Rd. The Quartermaster Department supplied…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEO_headquarters-buildings-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
Adjutant's Office
The nerve center of Fort Lowell was the 56-by-56-foot adobe building. The post commander and post adjutant made their offices here. When the regimental commander and his staff were on post, they lived in the building. It conta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEN_post-hospital-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The post surgeon was the cornerstone of army medical care. He was either a medical officer or a local civilian. At Fort Lowell, 21 men served in this capacity, assisted by enlisted hospital stewards. The surgeon maintained the health of all milita…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEM_infantry-barracks-laundresses-quarters-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The infantry barracks (no longer in existence) were 75 feet north of the hospital. The one-story building, like all of the barracks at Fort Lowell, had walls 20 inches thick, a dirt roof, and a wooden porch. The barracks were 20 feet wide and 145 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEL_fort-lowell-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
Has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
December 13, 1978
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEK_fort-lowell-1873-1891-post-hospital-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The army originally established Camp Lowell in 1866 on the outskirts of Tucson. Because of unsanitary conditions there, in 1873 the army moved the post here, 7 miles northeast of Tucson. Fort Lowell, so designated in 1879, boasted four companies o…