Fort Phil Kearny
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This article is about the fort in Wyoming. For other locations, see Fort Kearny (disambiguation).
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. Construction began in 1866 on Friday, July 13, by Companies A, C, E, and H of the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry, under the direction of the regimental commander and Mountain District commander Colonel Henry B. Carrington.
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Fort Phil Kearny and Associated Sites | |
Location | Johnson County, Wyoming, n SR W off U.S. 87 |
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Nearest city | Story |
Coordinates | 44°31′56″N 106°49′35″W |
Built | 1866 |
NRHP reference No. | 66000756 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHL | December 19, 1960[2] |
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