Fort Verde, AZ

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Our trip today!!! The fort was in use 20 years.  The purpose was to protect the settelers. There were no fort walls, and the fort was not attach by the indians.  The farmers were easier targets.
This memorial is at the museum.

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The walls.

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Soldiers from Fort Verde served with Teddy Roosevelt in Mexico.

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The Indians were assigned to this Reservation for as long as the grass grows and the wind blows. Two years later Gold was discovered on the reservation.  All Indians were moved to a new reservation 1/10 th the size.

The moon tonight... Cool.

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