点评:We spent almost the entire day hiking in and out of Fort Bowie, Arizona. This is the only location in the National Park System that we know of that requires you to hike 1.5 miles just to get to the visitor center! We finished the day with 5.5 miles and loaded with historical information that was available along the route.
The Fort was established by the California Volunteers in 1862, after a series of engagements between the California Column and the Chiricahua Apaches. The most violent of these conflicts was the Battle of Apache Pass in July 1862. The fort was named in honor of Colonel George Washington Bowie commander of the 5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry who first established the fort. The first Fort Bowie resembled a temporary camp rather than a permanent army post. In 1868, a second, more substantial Fort Bowie was built which included adobe barracks, houses, corrals, a trading post, and a hospital. The second Fort Bowie was built on a plateau about 500 yards (460 m) to the east of the first site. For more than 30 years Fort Bowie and Apache Pass were the focal point of military operations eventually culminating in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the banishment of the Chiricahuas to Florida and Alabama. The fort was abandoned in 1894. The hike and location have plenty of informational signs that tell you what happened and when! If you are a history buff, must go! The visitor center is wonderful with artifacts collected from the location!
翻译:我们花了几乎一整天的时间徒步进出亚利桑那州的鲍伊堡。据我们所知,这是国家公园系统中唯一需要徒步 1.5 英里才能到达游客中心的地方!我们当天走了 5.5 英里,沿途了解了很多历史信息。
这座堡垒由加州志愿军于 1862 年建立,此前加州纵队与奇里卡华阿帕奇人发生了一系列交战。这些冲突中最激烈的是 1862 年 7 月的阿帕奇隘口战役。这座堡垒以加州志愿步兵第 5 团指挥官乔治华盛顿鲍伊上校的名字命名,他首先建立了这座堡垒。第一座鲍伊堡更像是一个临时营地,而不是永久的军事哨所。1868 年,第二座更坚固的鲍伊堡建成,其中包括土坯营房、房屋、畜栏、贸易站和医院。第二座鲍伊堡建在距离第一座堡垒东侧约 500 码(460 米)的高原上。30 多年来,鲍伊堡和阿帕奇山口一直是军事行动的焦点,最终导致杰罗尼莫于 1886 年投降,奇里卡瓦人被驱逐到佛罗里达和阿拉巴马州。这座堡垒于 1894 年被废弃。徒步路线和地点有很多信息标志,告诉您发生了什么以及何时发生!如果您是历史爱好者,一定要去!游客中心非常棒,里面有从该地点收集的文物!