The Presidio de San Bernardino, Fort San Bernardino, or Camp San Berdardino Springs was originally the site of a Spanish

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 fortress built in 1776 and abandoned in 1780. It was located a few miles east of present day Douglas

Douglas, Arizona

Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico and a history of mining.The population was 14,312 at the 2000 census...

, Arizona

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. In 1883, a temporary post was established by the United States

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 Army at or near the presidio site and was known as Camp San Bernardino Springs. Camp Douglas

Camp Douglas

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 was built next to Douglas in 1910 and should not be confused with the earlier posts or Camp San Bernardino Ranch, which was built near Bernardino, Arizona in 1911.