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Fort Fred Steele (Wyo. : Fort)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Geographic subdivision usage: Wyoming Fort Fred Steele (Fort) Variant(s): Fort Steele (Wyo. : Fort) Fred Steele, Fort (Wyo. : Fort) Steele, Fort (Wyo. : Fort) See also: Fortification --Wyoming Found in: NUCMC data from Montana Historical Society for R. de Trobriand papers, 1869-1870 (Fort Steele, Wyo.) Enc. of historic forts, c1988 (Fort Fred Steele; located on left bank of North Platte River about 15 miles east of present town of Rawlins; est. June 30, 1868; post named in honor of Col. Frederick Steele; officially abandoned and transferred to Dept. of Interior on Aug. 9, 1886; site of fort is now a state park) GNIS, Jan. 31, 2003 (name not given; shows Fort Fred Steele as a variant of the populated place Fort Steele, Wyo.)

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to the Barton Thomas Ryan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: HC-73
Abstract The collection consists mainly of correspondence but also includes military, social, business and financial records. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from Ryan and Ridding family members and friends. Topics include life in Burlington, Iowa, the Civil War, the military, and general life in the American West. Of particular interest are letters to and from Mary Ridding as the two tried to keep alive their nearly 1000-mile-love affair. In these letters, Ryan also talks about...
Dates: 1848 - 1908

Guide to the Fort Fetterman Collection

 Collection — Box 281
Identifier: H70-95
Abstract

Board of survey created to investigate the loss of clothing at the Fort Fetterman and special order for detachment charged with determining the distance between Fort Fetterman and Fort Steele with the results of the survey

Dates: 1868

Guide to the Fort Fred Steele and Fort McKinney Collection

 Collection — Box 326
Identifier: H71-102
Abstract

Aerial photographs and copies of plats of Fort Fred Steele and Fort McKinney areas.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1869-1969 (not inclusive)

Guide to the Wyoming State Archives, Museums and Historical Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0243
Abstract

Wyoming State Archives, Museums and Historical Department records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives consist department administration records from the State Archives, State Museum, Historical Division, Historic Sites Office, the Centralized Microfilm Department, and the Wyoming State Library, Archives, Museums and Historical Board

Dates: 1961-2005

Guide to the Wyoming State Commerce Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0122
Abstract

Wyoming State Commerce Department records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives consist department administration records from the Cultural Resources Division, the State Parks and Historic Sites Division, the Economic and Community Division, and the Tourism and State Marketing Division.

Dates: 1949-1950, 1975-2004

Guide to the Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Department records

 Collection
Identifier: RG0135
Abstract

Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Recources Department records as maintained by the Wyoming State Archives consist department administration records from the Cultural Resources Division, and the State Parks and Historic Sites Division

Dates: 1949-2013