Fort Huachuca Historical Museum – Sierra Vista, Arizona

Fort Huachuca Historical Museum – Sierra Vista, Arizona. The fort was constructed in 1877 as one of a chain of forts established to guard southern Arizona against the Chiricahua Apaches, led by Geronimo.  The fort was also home to the Buffalo Soldiers (the elite black cavalry corps). Fort Huachuca is still active today as a military post.  In 1954 the fort became the site for advanced testing of electronics and communications equipment and today is the Army Intelligence Center and School and the army’s Information Systems Command.  Carleton House is the oldest building on the base.  Location: 3 miles northwest of the fort’s main gate at Boyd and Grierson Ave. in Sierra Vista is the Museum.