Clipper Divisional Camp

Historical marker location:

Fenner, California

( Marker is on Interstate 40, 6 miles east of the Essex Road Interchange, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1991

Camp Clipper - Desert Training Center. California-Arizona Maneuver Area.

California was once a part of Mexico before it became a U.S. state. Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 and California became a Mexican territory. However, in 1846, the U.S. declared war on Mexico and after a brief conflict, California was ceded to the U.S. as a part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.