Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site

Sheridan, WY

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Fort Phil Kearny / Bozeman Trail Association and Foundation, Wyoming , named for a popular Union General, was established by Colonel Henry B. Carrington of the 18th U.S. Infantry in July, 1866, near present-day Story, in Northeastern Wyoming. The largest of three forts, including Fort Reno near Kaycee, Wyoming, and C. F. Smith near Hardin, Montana, it was one of the ... philkearny.vcn.com State Parks and Historic Sites - Fort Phil Kearny The two satellite sites of Fort Phil Kearny are the Fetterman Fight and the Wagon Box Fight battlefields. These two sites are located within a five-mile radius of the Fort Phil Kearny Visitor Center. Maps to the sites and interpretation are available at the Visitor Center. At both battlefields, the ... wyoparks.state.wy.us Travel The Bozeman Trail - Research, Collections The Wyoming Room houses the complete Bozeman Trail Collection of Father Barry Hagan, CSC, former archivist at the University of Oregon at Portland. It was donated by him to the Fort Phil Kearny/Bozeman Trail Association and is on permanent loan to the Library. The collection arrived as seventeen hug... bozemantrail.org Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site - Google Earth Explorer Fort Phil Kearny was an outpost of the United States Army that existed in the late 1860s in present-day northeastern Wyoming along the Bozeman Trail. Built in July 1866 under the direction of Col. Henry B. Carrington of the 18th U.S. Infantry, it was named for Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, a popular figu... explorer.altopix.com Archaeo-Physics, LLC \| Fort Phil Kearny case study The Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources administers approximately half of the fort site; the remaining half is located on private property. Since very little evidence of the fort exists on the surface, the State developed a master plan that includes provisions for archaeologic... archaeophysics.com Alliance for Historic Wyoming - Fort Phil Kearny 2004 Land Purchase The Fort, the Battlefield and their related sites also presently play an important role in the economy and tourism and can play a large role in the state's economic future. According to Pat Green, Director of Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites, in Cheyenne, the sites are "an important link ... historicwyoming.org Wildernet.com - Fort Phil Kearney State Historic Site, Wyoming Like a previous visitor to FPK and the surounding sights I had a strong desire to actually go there and I made 2 visits, 76/86. On the second visit a person at the visitor centre gave a picture of FPKs remaining garrison taken at the site of the Fetterman Battle monument around 1900. It was an absol... wildernet.com Little Bighorn Battlefield - Calendar of Events The theme of Trail Days is the "Construction and Reconstruction of Fort Phil Kearny." A symposium will be held with archaeologists who have worked at Fort Phil Kearny, including Dr. Richard Fox and Tom Larson; tours on the wood wagon road to the Pine Grove; living history; and more. There ... nps.gov Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site \| Wyoming \| Public Lands Information Center \| Recreation Search Fort Phil Kearny was established in July, 1866 to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail, to prevent intertribal warfare, and to draw attention of Native forces opposed to westward expansion away from the trans-continental railroad construction. During its two year existence, Fort Phil Kearny was th... publiclands.org