Fort Churchill State Historic Park

Fort Churchill
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Nearest city:	Weeks, Nevada
Coordinates:	39°17′32.89″N, 119°16′14.18″W
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.

The park contains Fort Churchill which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places 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.

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.

It is located on United States Route 95A, 8 miles south of United States Route 50.

References

^ ^a ^b Fort Churchill. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Marilynn Larew (January, 1978), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: PDF (32 KB), National Park Service. Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1966.PDF (32 KB)

External links and sources

Fort Churchill State Historic Park website

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property
List of entries National Park Service · National Historic Landmarks · National Battlefields · National Historic Sites · National Historic Parks · National Memorials · National Monuments

Protected Areas of Nevada

National Park Service

Great Basin National Park • Lake Mead National Recreation Area • Death Valley National Park • Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

National Forests

Humboldt-Toiyabe • Inyo

National Conservation Areas

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area • Sloan Canyon

National Wilderness Areas

Alta Toquima Wilderness • Arc Dome Wilderness • Boundary Peak Wilderness • Currant Mountain Wilderness • East Humboldt Wilderness • Jarbidge Wilderness • Mt. Rose Wilderness • Quinn Canyon Wilderness • Ruby Mountains Wilderness • Mount Charleston Wilderness Area • Table Mountain Wilderness • Grant Range Wilderness • Mt. Moriah Wilderness • Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness

National Wildlife Refuges

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge • Desert National Wildlife Refuge • Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge • Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge

State Parks

Historic Parks:	Belmont Courthouse • Fort Churchill • Mormon Station • Old Las Vegas Mormon • Ward Charcoal Ovens
Recreation Areas:	Big Bend • Lahontan • Rye Patch • South Fork • Walker Lake • Wild Horse
Other:	Beaver Dam • Berlin-Ichthyosaur • Cathedral Gorge • Cave Lake • Dayton • Echo Canyon • Kershaw-Ryan • Lake Tahoe-Nevada • Spring Mountain Ranch • Spring Valley • Valley of Fire • Washoe Lake
Previous:	Floyd Lamb

National Register of Historic Places in Lyon County, Nevada
Buckland Station - East Walker River Petroglyph Site - Fernley Community Church - Fort Churchill - I.O.O.F. Building, Mason Valley - Lyon County Courthouse - US Post Office-Yerington Main - Yerington Grammar School
List of Registered Historic Places in Nevada Nevada State Historic Places by county

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