{{Update|date=June 2020}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Camp Beale Springs | nrhp_type = | image = | caption = | nearest_city = Kingman, Arizona | locmapin = Arizona#USA | built = {{Start date|1857}} | added = July 18, 1974 | area = | refnum = 74000459<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> }} '''Camp Beale Springs''', near Kingman, Arizona, also known as '''Fort Beale''', was a historic military facility that dates from 1857. Camp Beale Springs was established and became official in 1871.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Camp Beale Springs – Kingman Tourism|url=https://www.gokingman.com/attraction-Camp-Beale-Springs|access-date=2021-03-17|website=www.gokingman.com}}</ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was a military outpost during the Hualapai War.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Beale Springs in Kingman Arizona |url=https://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/points-of-interest/beale-springs/index.htm |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=kingmanhistoricdistrict.com}}</ref> Its location is not disclosed by the National Register, as is done for many archeological sites which have importance for their potential to yield information in the future.<ref name=nris/>
It was a campsite on the Beale Wagon Road developed by Captain Edward Beale. For centuries previous it had been used already.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kingmanhistoricdistrict.com/points-of-interest/beale-springs/index.htm |title=Camp Beale Springs also known as Fort Beale |access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref>
== References == <!--- NRHP nom doc not available where expected <ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/74000459.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Camp Beale Springs / Fort Beale |publisher=National Park Service}} and [https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Photos/74000459.pdf accompanying photos]</ref> ---> {{Reflist}}
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Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1857 Category:Buildings and structures in Kingman, Arizona Category:Archaeological sites in Arizona Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kingman, Arizona Category:1857 establishments in New Mexico Territory