Fort Halleck

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Fort Halleck (1862-1866) - Established 20 Jul 1862 by Maj. John O'Ferrall, 11th Ohio Cavalry and named for Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck. Abandoned 4 Jul 1866 and transferred to the Interior Department 11 Oct 1886.

Fort Halleck History

Established to protect the Overland Trail, the Denver-Salt Lake stage route and the telegraph line from hostile Indians.

Current Status

Several original buildings and a post cemetery partially survive.

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Location: East of Rawlins, Wyoming, on I30 to exit 255 and then south. Maps & Images Lat: 41.69861 Long: -106.51528 Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth Wiki Mapping from WikiMapia Elevation: '

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 199
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 181

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