Fort Halleck
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Fort Halleck (1862-1866) - Established 20 Jul 1862 by Major John O'Ferrall, 11th Ohio Cavalry, in Idaho Territory, now Carbon County, Wyoming. Named for Major General Henry W. Halleck. Abandoned 4 Jul 1866 and transferred to the Interior Department 11 Oct 1886.
History
Established to protect the Overland Trail, the Denver-Salt Lake stage route and the telegraph line from hostile Indians.
Current Status
On private property since 2005. Several original buildings in unknown condition on the site. The post cemetery has a DAR marker in the center.
Context
Location:
East of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, on I30 to exit 255 and then south.
Lat: 41.699° Long: -106.515°
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 199
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 181
- Barnes, Jeff, Forts of the Northern Plains - Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indian Wars, Copyright 2008, Stackpole Books, ISBN 13: 978-0-8117-3496-7, ISBN 10: 0-8117-3496-X, page 189-191
- 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 859
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Related:
2010 Northern Trip - Wyoming, Fort Halleck, Fort Sanders, Forts of the Northern Plains, Forts of the West, Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Jeff Barnes, Henry W. Halleck,