WE DISCOVER A MISSING FORT on Google Earth in Superior , Arizona

This small town is like no other, boasting three distinct geophysical features.
Lovely little Superior’s got plenty to offer its visitors, from stunning scenery to fantastic trails to a bit of Arizona history.
Tucked up against the base of the Apache Leap Mountains and surrounded by Tonto National Forest, Superior is situated along the “division line” of three geophysical features - the Arizona-Sonoran desert, the valley and plateaus of Central Arizona, and majestic mountain ranges that boast waterfalls and winter snow.
Explore the 98-mile Apache Trail on State Route 88 and admire the saguaro cacti, mountain and desert views, and four lakes created by dams along the Salt River. This area will give you a deeper appreciation for Arizona’s diversity.
You’ll also want to check out the red-streaked cliffs of the Apache Leap Mountains. Why the name? Legend has it that Apaches jumped from these cliffs rather than surrender to U.S. troops.
Nearby, learn about the Magma Copper Company Mine - the state’s largest underground mine - or pay a visit to Oak Flats campground or Boyce Thompson Arboretum, displaying more than 10,000 desert plants in its beautiful grounds.
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[@AZPaul48]

I would metal detect and see if you find any Calvary stuff.

[@rockgodoftheuniverse]

I live here since 2016 - must check out! Thanks for posting.

[@fredwood1490]

If that was a Fort, look for the trash pile! Back then it would be tin cans, jars and wooden boxes with nails, the nails at least.

[@bdrudd]

Fascingating stuff but I literally got motion sickness from you camera. Please pan slower. I would also suggest backing up to show your finds as to aleviaate the steep downward angle. Again, great stuff and look forward to seeing more.

[@reavisfranklin7727]

All my years growing up in Superior I never heard of "Fort Superior". General Picket had a small outpost at the foot of Picket Post Mountain to lookout for hostile indians, but that's about it. When Superior was named as a town all forts and Cavalry was gone by then.

[@cw50must]

that was some interesting stuff you found out there, thanks for sharing.

[@googlearthexplorers]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@paulpalomo417]

I would imagine those walls on the backside slope, is a coral for the horses.

[@bryanirwin5473]

It's funny how those walls sneak up on you sometimes.

[@terrykissell1633]

Commanding view for a fort.

[@GeorgeLemagie]

Those lower walls were built as firing positions located along the “military crest” of the slope to defend the fort.

[@daewalker3892]

Fascinating. I have some videos to catch up on.

[@googlearthexplorers]

Please do! THX JSS

[@usmcmustang2972]

Last I heard .. there IS and was a US Cavalry .. but I never heard of the U S CaLvary... 🤔😏

[@ljprep6250]

CAV AL RY (not calvary, which is religious) Thank you. LOL Weird fort area.

[@NevadaFarms]

I don’t know for sure the Calvert could have made them but they look like the Chinese rock walls

[@CrazyLibs]

They look nothing like Chinese rock walls,these are fortification positions incase of incoming fire..

[@Rustyrailhead]

not much of a fort or position to defend one's self from. No water. Wouldn't take long for the Apache's to starve them out of supplies.

[@googlearthexplorers]

Water all over ?

[@NevadaFarms]

Those rock walls could be built by the Chinese thousands of years ago. The Chinese built walls like that before the Great Wall was built and they built rock walls like in the San Francisco Bay area mountains as well as the foothills east of Oakdale ca.

[@bobrocco4218]

Seriously? Thousands of years ago? The Chinese were first brought here as immigrants around 1847.