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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1868-1886) - Established 30 Jun 1868 by Maj. [[Richard I. Dodge]] {{Cullum|1387}}, [[30th U.S. Infantry]] in Carbon County, Wyoming. Named for Colonel [[Frederick Steele]] {{Cullum|1196}}, [[20th U.S. Infantry]]. Abandoned 3 Nov 1886 after being transferred to the Interior Department 9 Aug 1886. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1868-1886) - Established 30 Jun 1868 by Maj. [[Richard I. Dodge]] {{Cullum|1387}}, [[30th U.S. Infantry]] in Carbon County, Wyoming. Named for Colonel [[Frederick Steele]] {{Cullum|1196}}, [[20th U.S. Infantry]]. Abandoned 3 Nov 1886 after being transferred to the Interior Department 9 Aug 1886. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Powder Magazine - 5.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Powder Magazine - 5.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Fort Fred Steele 1881 Powder Magazine.]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Officer Qtrs - 3.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Officer Qtrs - 3.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Fort Fred Steele Officers Quarters Ruins.]] | ||
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| | |colspan="2"|[[Image:FortFredSteele.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fort Fred Steele in 1868.]] | ||
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== | == History == | ||
[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Post Trader Qtrs - 09.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:FortFredSteele Plan.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Fort Fred Steele Plan]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Post Trader Qtrs - 09.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fort Fred Steele Reconstructed Traders Post]] | |||
[[Image:Fort Fred Steele EM Qtrs - 09.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Fort Fred Steele Enlisted Quarters Ruins]] | |||
[[Image:Fort Fred Steele State Marker - 1.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Fort Fred Steele State Marker.]] | |||
[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Rail Bridge - 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fort Fred Steele Railroad Bridge at the Fort.]] | |||
One of three military forts designed to protect the Union Pacific Railroad route through Wyoming. Fort Fred Steele was established at a strategic point where the railroad crossed the North Platte River. | One of three military forts designed to protect the Union Pacific Railroad route through Wyoming. Fort Fred Steele was established at a strategic point where the railroad crossed the North Platte River. | ||
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After the post closed in 1886 a small community grew up in and around the abandoned fort. In 1922 the transcontinental Lincoln Highway was routed right along the edge of the fort but it was rerouted in 1939 and the town faded away. | After the post closed in 1886 a small community grew up in and around the abandoned fort. In 1922 the transcontinental Lincoln Highway was routed right along the edge of the fort but it was rerouted in 1939 and the town faded away. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Entrance Sign.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Fred Steele Entrance Sign]] | [[Image:Fort Fred Steele Entrance Sign.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Fred Steele Entrance Sign.]] | ||
[[Image:Fort Fred Steele Kiosk.jpg|thumb|right|200px||Fort Fred Steele Information Kiosk.]] | |||
Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site. An 1881 Powder Magazine is one of the few remaining original buildings but a reconstructed traders post is under construction presumably for use as a visitor's center. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places 16 Apr 1969. | Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site. An 1881 Powder Magazine is one of the few remaining original buildings but a reconstructed traders post is under construction presumably for use as a visitor's center. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places 16 Apr 1969. | ||
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'''Location:''' West of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, 14 miles on I80 to exit 228 and then North on Hwy 347 2.5 miles. | '''Location:''' West of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming,<br>14 miles on I80 to exit 228 and then North on Hwy 347 2.5 miles. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.778561|-106.94742}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.778561|-106.94742}} | ||
* Elevation: 6513' | * Elevation: 6513' | ||
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'''GPS Locations:''' | |||
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=41.778561|Lon=-106.94742}} Fort Fred Steele | |||
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'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 198 | * {{Roberts}}, page 858-859. | ||
* {{Frazer}}, page 186 | * {{Hart}}, page 198. | ||
* {{Barnes}}, page 184-189 | * {{Frazer}}, page 186. | ||
* {{Barnes}}, page 184-189. | |||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
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* [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/fsteele.htm State Marker] | * [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/fsteele.htm State Marker] | ||
{{Visited|6 Jun 2010}} | {{Visited|19 Jul 2019, 6 Jun 2010}} | ||
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[[Category:Wyoming Carbon County]] | [[Category:Wyoming Carbon County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:2010 Northern Trip]] | [[Category:2010 Northern Trip]] | ||
[[Category:2019-2020 Research Trip]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:09, 26 February 2025
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History     One of three military forts designed to protect the Union Pacific Railroad route through Wyoming. Fort Fred Steele was established at a strategic point where the railroad crossed the North Platte River. Original military structures at Fort Steele included a commanding officer's quarters, officers quarters, two large warehouses, a powder magazine, two enlisted barracks and a number of smaller structures. After the post closed in 1886 a small community grew up in and around the abandoned fort. In 1922 the transcontinental Lincoln Highway was routed right along the edge of the fort but it was rerouted in 1939 and the town faded away.
Current Status  Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site. An 1881 Powder Magazine is one of the few remaining original buildings but a reconstructed traders post is under construction presumably for use as a visitor's center. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places 16 Apr 1969.
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Links: Visited: 19 Jul 2019, 6 Jun 2010
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