Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fort Laramie is a nationally significant historic site located in eastern Wyoming. The headwaters of the North Platte River were explored by American and French-Canadian beaver trappers who...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following story is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 15 June, 1853: During a gathering of Lakotas and Cheyennes near Fort Laramie to receive their annual...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Nebraska State Historical Society Nebr. Hwy #11, 8 miles south of O'Neill Holt County Marker 230 Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park is comprised of a...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Francis E. Warren AFB is one of four strategic missile bases in the United States. The base has the distinction of evolving from a noteworthy frontier infantry and cavalry post into the...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fort Buford State Historic Site 15349 39th Ln. NW Williston, ND 58801 Phone: 701-572-9034 email [email protected] Fort Buford, located near present-day Williston, was one of a number of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fort Caspar Museum & Historic Site 4001 Fort Caspar Road Casper, Wyoming 82604 Phone: 307-235-8462 Welcome to Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site, located in Casper, Wyoming. This site...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, The New Encyclopedia of the American West, by Howard R. Lamar. December 21, 1866: The Fetterman Massacre was fought near Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming, between...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts Fort Abercrombie State Historic Site P.O. Box 148 Abercrombie, ND 58001 (701) 553-8513 History Fort Abercrombie was established on August 28, 1858, on the Red River in Dakota Territory by...
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