Fort Washakie

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Fort Washakie (1871-1909) - Established as a relocated Camp Brown Jan 1871 by Capt. Robert A. Torrey, 1st U.S. Infantry. Renamed Fort Washakie 30 Dec 1878 after Chief Washakie, father-in-law of Jim Bridger. Permanently abandoned 30 Mar 1909.

Fort Washakie History

Established to protect the Shoshone and Bannock Indian Reservation against hostile Indian enemies of these two tribes.

Current Status

Part of the Headquarters of the Wind River Shoshoni Indian Agency.

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Location: In the town of Fort Washakie, Wyoming. Maps & Images Lat: 43.00573 Long: -108.883309 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: 5,568'

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 205
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 186-187
• Hebard, Grace Raymond, Washakie: Chief of the Shoshones, University of Nebraska press, 325 pages, ISBN 0803272782

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