Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site
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fort-fred-steele-state-historic-site-237-5300206
title:
Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site
text:
Fort Steele, also known as Fort Fred Steele, was established to protect the newly built Union Pacific Railroad from attacks by Native Americans during construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States. The fort was built in 1868 where the railroad crossed the North Platte River in Carbon County, Wyoming. Work on the fort was carried out by military and civilian labor. Fort Steele was one of three forts built on the line. Fort Sanders near Laramie and Fort D.A. Russell at Cheyenn
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Fred_Steele_State_Historic_Site
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-25T22:08:05Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
15