Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site

Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Wyoming

Location:20 miles south of Sheridan on I-90.
Facilities:Picnic areas, restrooms, historical trails, museum, visitor center.
Activities:Self-guiding tours of the fort grounds and fight sites.
Special Features:During its two year existence, Fort Phil Kearny was the focal point of a violent war between the U.S. Army and the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians opposed to intrusions into the last great hunting grounds on the Northern Plains.
Address:PO Box 520
Story, WY 82842
Phone:307-684-7629
Web: wyoparks.state.wy.us/fkslide.htm
Size: 19 acres.

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