Filibusters Camp
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| Coordinates: 32°40′50″N 114°3′23″W / 32.68056°N 114.05639°WCoordinates: 32°40′50″N 114°3′23″W / 32.68056°N 114.05639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yuma |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
Filibuster Camp is the historic locale of a camp along the Gila River route of the Southern Emigrant Trail in Yuma County, Arizona. Named in memory of a failed filibuster expedition to Sonora that began there in 1856.
Filibuster Camp acquired the name because it was the site from which Henry A. Crabb led an 1856 expedition into Sonora, Mexico, to help put Ignacio Pesqueira into power. At the time Crabb was suspected of trying to conquer Sonora like the filibuster William Walker had done only a few years prior. Crabb's venture resulted in the death of all but one or two of the expedition and the beheading of Crabb. Its former site is located just north of Old Highway 80 on the east side of S Ave 34 East, east of Wellton, Arizona on Wellton Mesa, Yuma County, Arizona.
One of the original Butterfield Overland Mail stage stations, Filibuster Camp Station was located nearby the old camp at 32°41′8.18″N 114°05′57.61″W / 32.6856056°N 114.0993361°W. The site then served as a station in 1858 and 1859. It was 18 miles east of Swiveler's Station, 19 miles west of Peterman's Station.
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