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Fort Apache Historic Park
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<p>Fort Apache Historic Park is a tribal historic park of the <a href="/facts/White_Mountain_Apache/q5be7GEe">White Mountain Apache</a>, located at the former site of Fort Apache on the <a href="/facts/Fort_Apache_Indian_Reservation/q5be7GEe">Fort Apache Indian Reservation</a>. The park interprets the rich and troubled history of relations between the Apache and other Native American tribes at the fort, which was converted into a <a href="/facts/Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs/WjzPw4dz">Bureau of Indian Affairs</a> boarding school after its military use ended. The park, which covers 288 acres (117 ha) of the former fort and school, as well as a nearby military cemetery, form the <a href="/facts/National_Historic_Landmark/gSl4aEdv">National Historic Landmark</a> Fort Apache and Theodore Roosevelt School <a href="/facts/Historic_district_(United_States)/33MjfL79">historic district</a>. </p>