Flagpole & Administration Building

Fort Verde’s flagpole was designed like a ship’s mast, as were many military fort flagpoles built in the 19th century. The design used an upper and lower timber so shorter logs could be used, since a single tree was often not tall enough and was not easily available on the frontier. The present flagpole is a reproduction of the original, made from a cedar tree and installed in the 1970s. The Administration Building was built in the 1870’s, served as an Indian Boarding School from 1905 to 1915, apartment housing from 1915 to 1961, and a museum operated by the Camp Verde Museum Association from 1965 to 1970 before entering the Arizona State Park system in 1970 to be preserved.

Camp Verde, Arizona · United States