 A great flood in the year 1751 did some damage to the settlement, for which reason it was moved a little farther down the river to a higher site.An irrigation canal which had been built at the original location, because of their not having trimmed the opening to the canal with stone and mortar, was destroyed by the flood.On July 14, 1846, Camargo was occupied by the US Army under the command of General Zachary Taylor.