Camp Watson, was a military camp first established by Oregon Volunteers in 1864, near Mitchell, Oregon, on Rock Creek, on the headwaters of John Day River.[1] It was palisaded and had several log buildings built by the Volunteers to protect the Dalles to Canyon City wagon route from Snake Indians at the beginning of the Snake War. It was abandoned in 1869 following the end of the Snake War.
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- ↑ Carey, History of Oregon, pg. 671
Coordinates: 44°29′07″N 119°53′38″W / 44.48528°N 119.89389°W
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