Product Highlights
Fort Whipple: Images of America is an Arcadia Publishing softcover chronicling the history of Fort Whipple, a U.S. Army post established in 1863 near Prescott, Arizona.
Features
- 128 pages
- Illustrated throughout
- Softcover
- Book dimensions are 9.25" x 6.5"
About Fort Whipple
Established in 1863 to protect the area of newly discovered gold deposits in central Arizona, Fort Whipple became a key post during the Indian Wars and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was named in honor of Brig. Gen. Amiel Weeks Whipple, a military officer and topographical engineer. Near Prescott, the first capital of the Arizona Territory, the post served in a series of roles over the decades, from a military headquarters to a large tuberculosis treatment facility to today's medical center complex serving veterans. Photographs and text in this volume trace that transition, including the post's people, events and buildings.
