This site was the primary base for General Crook's U.S. Army scouts and soldiers who were charged with squelching Apache and Yavapi Indian uprisings in the late 1800s. Some of the original buildings still stand today. On this site in April 1873, Tonto Apache Chief Chalipun, with 300 of his followers in attendance, officially surrendered to General George Crook. The fort's museum, located in the old headquarters building, exhibits artifacts that explain the history and methods of frontier soldiering. Modern-day historians, dressed in period clothing, bring the fort to life. The bugle still sounds loudly to call the officer of the day. The three Officers Quarters are furnished to allow visitors to see what life was like in an isolated frontier military post. The Administration Building is now a museum filled with uniforms and weapons that served the soldiers every day on the post.
