Camp Cameron was a temporary U. S. Army camp located in Madera Canyon in

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between 1866 and 1867. Camp Cameron was established there at the base of the

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, after an epidemic of

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forced the abandonment of Camp Mason. Camp Cameron was about 16 miles northeast of Fort Mason and existed from October 1, 1866, to March 7, 1867. North American Forts: Southern Arizona, Camp Mason
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