Fort Wingate
| Fort Wingate | |
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| McKinley County, near Gallup, New Mexico | |
Fort Wingate in the 1870s
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| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
 New Mexico
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| Condition | storage facility |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1862 |
| Built by |
 United States
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| In use | 1862 - 1993 |
| Battles/wars |
Apache Wars Navajo Wars |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders |
Kit Carson William Redwood Price |
| Garrison |
Navajo Scouts Apache Scouts 4th Cavalry 8th Cavalry 9th Cavalry and 13th Infantry 15th Infantry |
| Occupants | United States Army |
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Fort Wingate Historic District
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| Location | NM 400, Fort Wingate, New Mexico |
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| Area | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| NRHP Reference # | 78003076 |
| NMSRCP # | 403 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 1978 |
| Designated NMSRCP | August 22, 1975 |
Fort Wingate is near Gallup, New Mexico. There were two locations in New Mexico that had this name. The first one was located near San Rafael. The new location called Ft. Wingate was established on the southern edge of the Navajo territory in 1868. The initial purpose of the fort was to control the large Navajo tribe to its north. It was involved with the Navajo's Long Walk. From 1870 onward the garrison was concerned with Apaches to the south and hundreds of Navajo Scouts were enlisted at the fort through 1890.
Several famous military commanders cycled through Fort Wingate's history.
The above extracted from (AMCIS-102 dated 1 July 1970 Ft Wingate)
Coordinates: 35°28′04″N 108°32′26″W / 35.46778°N 108.54056°W
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