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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1867-1889) - First established in 1867 as [[Cheyene Depot]] by Captain [[Elias B. Carling]], (Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel; Colonel) to supply adjacent [[Fort D.A. Russell (2)]] and thirteen other western forts. Abandoned in 1889. Also known as [[Cheyenne Ordnance Depot]] and [[Camp at Cheyenne]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1867-1889) - First established in 1867 as [[Cheyene Depot]] by Captain [[Elias B. Carling]] {{Cullum|1834}}, (Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel; Colonel) to supply adjacent [[Fort D.A. Russell (2)]] and thirteen other western forts. Abandoned in 1889. Also known as [[Cheyenne Ordnance Depot]] and [[Camp at Cheyenne]]. | ||
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Established as the second largest Depot of the time in the U.S. servicing U.S. Army posts in Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho and Colorado. Included Camp Carlin as a cantonment for the depot also known as [[Camp at Cheyenne]]. | Established as the second largest Depot of the time in the U.S., servicing U.S. Army posts in Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho and Colorado. Included Camp Carlin as a cantonment for the depot also known as [[Camp at Cheyenne]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:46, 15 February 2014
Camp Carlin (1867-1889) - First established in 1867 as Cheyene Depot by Captain Elias B. Carling (Cullum 1834), (Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel; Colonel) to supply adjacent Fort D.A. Russell (2) and thirteen other western forts. Abandoned in 1889. Also known as Cheyenne Ordnance Depot and Camp at Cheyenne.
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Camp Carlin History
Established as the second largest Depot of the time in the U.S., servicing U.S. Army posts in Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho and Colorado. Included Camp Carlin as a cantonment for the depot also known as Camp at Cheyenne.
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Abandoned in 1889 when the expansion of the railroads made Omaha a more economical supply point for the decreasing numbers of western forts.
Current Status
Nothing remains except a small memorial plaza with a flagpole, DAR marker and interpretive signs.
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Location: On Francis E. Warren AFB, Laramie County, Wyoming. Maps & Images Lat: 41.14355 Long: -104.845083 |
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 858
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Visited: 7 Jun 2010
Camp Carlin Picture Gallery
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