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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1871-1909) - Established as a relocated [[Camp Brown]] Jan 1871 by | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1871-1909) - Established as a relocated [[Camp Brown]] Jan 1871 by Captain [[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. | ||
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'''Location:''' In the town of Fort Washakie, Wyoming. | '''Location:''' In the town of Fort Washakie, Fremont County, Wyoming. | ||
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Revision as of 14:07, 8 August 2011
Fort Washakie (1871-1909) - Established as a relocated Camp Brown Jan 1871 by Captain 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, Fremont County, Wyoming. Maps & Images Lat: 43.00573 Long: -108.883309 |
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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