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Active military installation. | Active military installation. | ||
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* {{Roberts}}, page 299-300 | * {{Roberts}}, page 299-300 | ||
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* | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ks.html#riley North American Forts - Fort Riley (2)] | ||
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Revision as of 08:57, 19 June 2010
Fort Riley (2) (1853-Present) - First established in 1853 as Camp Center. Reamed Fort Riley 27 Jun 1853 after MG Bennett C. Riley, who led the first military escort along the Santa Fe Trail in 1828 and who died 6 Jun 1853. Active military installation. Also known as Camp Funston, Camp Whiteside and Camp Forsyth.
Fort Riley (2) History
Current Status
Active military installation.
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Location: Geary and Riley Counties, Kansas. Maps & Images Lat: 39.058327 Long: -96.8215535 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 299-300
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