Campo Stone Store
31130 State Highway 94, Campo California.
Sat-Sun 11 a.m to  5 p.m.

Built in 1885 The Gaskill Stone Store was a replacement for the less secure Wooden Store that was built over the nearby Campo Creek. The original store was the site of a bandit raid and gunfight in 1875.

In 1875 The Chavez Gang , Chavez had actually been hung four days before, comes across The Mexican Border to rob The Original Store, by bandits and on December 4, 1875 , there was a Gunfight between about Six bandits and two brothers at the store. During the fight  three bandits were shot, as well  as one of The two Brothers who own the store, Lumen Gaskill and  a man nicknamed Frenchy who was passing by and joined in. Lumen despite being shot through the lung survived as well as Frenchy, though Frenchy did die two weeks after. Of The Bandits one Vasquez  was shot dead and two Lopez and Alvitro were wounded. Alvitro and  and Alvijo were later apprehended and Hung. Though I have have seen some accounts that Alvitro may have been found dead by a posse.

The First Floor,History of the Stone Store and Gunfight.

Here is a window, notice the thickness of the walls at around 5 feet thick. This provides security and keeps the inside comfortably cool even on the hottest days.

A display of a store front, most of the display has been supplied been found within the community.

A display of a dining area.

The Cave

The Original Wooden Store, was built over Campo Creek. The Creek was used to keep perishables cool. After the Gunfight and Rebuilding of The Stone Store, a cave was dug into the hillside to serve the same function. When one enters the cave there is a noticeable coolness emanating from the walls.

2nd Floor Camp Lockett and The Buffalo Soldiers, The Military Years.

This is one of the many exhibits on The 2nd floor, it deals with The Cavalry at Camp Lockett. There are also Info on many aspects of Camp Lockett including The Buffalo Soldiers.

The original Madonna that was at the POW Shrine Shrine, yes there were German and Italian POW's at Camp Lockett, it was vandalized. The Madonna was repair and now resides at The Campo Stone Store 2nd floor, and a replica took its place.

The Theater were a movie about Campo is shown during Museum hours.

This Video is showing me walking down The Old Wagon Road to a Ghost Sign advertising Chicken Sunday. In The Old Historical Photos there are many places advertising chicken dinners. The sign was in a cliff that has recently collapsed and can be seen faintly on the boulder. When the sun is directly upon it, the sign gets washed out as the sun passes over it becomes readable.