Fort Washakie

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 1883
Fort Washakie Building 1 circa 1877, Originally the Library and Chapel

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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 5,568'

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
• 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 863-864
• Hebard, Grace Raymond, Washakie: Chief of the Shoshones, University of Nebraska press, 325 pages, ISBN 0803272782

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Washakie
• Wikipedia - Fort Washakie
• Wyoming Tales & Trails - Fort Washakie

Visited: 16 Sep 2012

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