Fort Robinson (1): Difference between revisions

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Fort Robinson (1) (1874-1948) - First established as Camp Red Cloud Agency by Col. John A. Smith in 1874. Renamed Camp Robinson (2) in 29 Mar 1874 and Fort Robinson in January 1878 after 1st. Lt. Levi H. Robinson, 14th U.S. Infantry, who was killed by hostile Indians in Wyoming on 9 Feb 1874. Abandoned in 1948.

Fort Robinson State Park.

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Location: Fort Robinson State Park, Sioux County, Nebraska.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.6686111 Long: -103.4680556

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 486-487

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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1874-1948) - First established as [[Camp Red Cloud Agency]] by Col. [[John A. Smith]] in 1874. Renamed [[Camp Robinson (2)]] in 29 Mar 1874 and Fort Robinson in January 1878 after 1st. Lt. [[Levi H. Robinson]], [[14th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed by hostile Indians in Wyoming on 9 Feb 1874. Abandoned in 1948.
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