Fort Bonneville (1): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) New page: {{SocialNetworks}} '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1832-1836) - Established in 1832 as a fur trading post by Capt. Benjamin L.E. Bonneville while on leave of absence from the U.S. Army. Named afte... |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{SocialNetworks}} | {{SocialNetworks}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1832-1836) - Established in 1832 as | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1832-1836) - Established in 1832 as an independent fur trading post by Capt. [[Benjamin L.E. Bonneville]] while on leave of absence from the U.S. Army. Named after Capt. Bonneville. Periodically occupied until 1836 and abandoned in 1836. Also known as [[Fort Nonsense]]. | ||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
{{Clr}} | {{Clr}} | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 30 May 2010
Fort Bonneville (1) (1832-1836) - Established in 1832 as an independent fur trading post by Capt. Benjamin L.E. Bonneville while on leave of absence from the U.S. Army. Named after Capt. Bonneville. Periodically occupied until 1836 and abandoned in 1836. Also known as Fort Nonsense.
Fort Bonneville (1) History
Built as a 80' square stockade with two blockhouses in diagonal corners
Current Status
An undeveloped site that has had some archaeological remains.
|
{"selectable":false,"width":"500"} |
Location: Sublette County, Wyoming. Maps & Images Lat: 42.8929958 Long: -110.1340524 |
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 855
Links:
Visited: No
Fort Bonneville (1) Picture Gallery
|
Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |