Camp Augur: Difference between revisions

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Camp Augur (1869-1871) - Established 28 Jun 1869 as a sub post of Fort Bridger by 1st Lt. Patrick H. Breslin, 4th U.S. Infantry, named after Brig. Gen. Christopher C. Augur. Reorganized as a separate post 28 Mar 1870 and renamed Camp Brown after Capt. Frederick H. Brown, 15th U.S. Infantry, killed in the Fetterman massacre. Camp Brown was moved to Fort Washakie in 1871.

Established to protect both local Indian tribes and settlers in the Sweetwater Mining District.

Built as a 175' by 125' enclosure surrounded by a ditch. The enclosure protected log cabins with sod roofs.

Granite marker.

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Location: In the city of Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming, on Main St. near 3rd St.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.833115 Long: -108.731174

Sources:

Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 196
Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 177

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