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	Fort Caspar
		Caspar Collins was sent out to escort a small military wagon train under Sgt. Amos Custard which was coming in from Sweetwater Station.
		Fort Caspar is ½ mile north of Wyoming Route 220 and ½ mile south of US 20-26.
		Note: Caspar Collins spelled his name with an "A" and that is correctly preserved in the name of the fort.
	wyoshpo.state.wy.us /trailsdemo/fortcaspar256k.htm (327 words)

	Forts and Towns Along the Trails--Last updated 01/21/02
		Fort Belknap This historic fort was established on June 24, 1851 as one of a number of forts connecting the Red River and the Rio Grand for the protection of settlers moving west.
		Fort Collins, CO The primary purpose of the establishment of Fort Collins along the Cache la Poudre River in the early 1860's was to protect the Overland Trail.
		Fort Richardson, TX Established in 1866, it was near Fort Richardson in 1871 that the wagon train massacre occurred that led to Colonel Ranald Mackenzie's campaign against the Kiowas, Comanches, and Kickapoos.
	www.over-land.com /westfort.html (5633 words)

	Welcome to Fort Caspar Academy Index Home
		Fort Caspar Academy is a public school within the Natrona County School District in Casper, Wyoming.
		It was established in 1995 by a group of parents as an initiative in school reform, and has stirred interest because of an innovative approach that combines traditional concepts of instruction and discipline with a modern understanding of childhood cognitive processes.
		It is the mission of Fort Caspar Academy to train the intellect and the character of the student; to teach and prepare the student academically, not only for college but also for a lifetime of learning; to provide a structured environment that enhances the learning process and to promote parental involvement.
	www.fortcasparacademy.com (223 words)

	Fort Caspar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort Caspar is named for Caspar Collins, a lieutenant killed while trying to rescue a blockaded wagon train in 1865.
		Fort Caspar derives its primary significance from the concentration of many important events and activities.
		The Fort was established in order to protect the Platte River Bridge which was built in 1858 and used until late 1867.
	wyoshpo.state.wy.us /ftcaspar.htm (309 words)

	Frontier Forts: Random Observations and Connections
		The picture of a stockaded fort somewhere on the frontier is one of the most recognizable images associated with the history of the west.
		Fort Buford, North Dakota, was established in mid-June, 1866, near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers in the same general region as the American Fur Company post of Fort Union.
		Fort Elizabeth Meagher, Montana, established near the present-day town of Bozeman in the spring of 1867, was named for the wife of Thomas F. Meagher, secretary and former acting governor of the territory.
	www.muskingum.edu /~rmunkres/military/Forts.html (4872 words)

	Wyoming Stations
		Fort Bridger was established in 1843 by Jim Bridger and Louis Vasquez.
		The bridge was used until Fort Caspar was abandoned in 1867.
		Fort Caspar Museum located 1/2 mile north of SR20 off Wyoming Blvd, at 4001 Fort Caspar Road, is a reconstruction of Fort Caspar, named in honor of Caspar Collins, a lieutenant killed while trying to rescue a wagon train from the Indians in 1865.
	www.xphomestation.com /wysta.html (1172 words)

	Co I. 3rd. U.S. Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort Caspar and the city of Casper are located along the North Platte River in central Wyoming.
		The first permanent occupation of the Fort Caspar Site was in 1859 when Louis Guinard built a bridge across the Platte River and a trading post at the south end of the bridge.
		Lt. Caspar Collins and a small detachment of soldiers were sent out to try and reach the wagon train and escort it to the station but upon crossing the bridge to the north they were overwhelmed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians.
	www.historic-america.com /ftcasper.html (490 words)

	Fort Fetterman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort Fetterman, located on a plateau near the junction of La Prele Creek and the North Platte River seven miles north of Douglas, Wyoming, on Highway 93, was the last fort constructed on the Bozeman Trail.
		In accordance with the Treaty of 1868, Forts Reno, Phil Kearny, and C. Smith along the Bozeman Trail were abandoned, leaving Fort Fetterman to serve as an outpost on the fringe of Indian territory and sometime annuities distribution point.
		In 1882, Fort Fetterman was closed to military operations and became the community of Fetterman City, still serving as the social center for the area population.
	www.philkearny.vcn.com /fortfetterman.htm (594 words)

	National Park Service - Soldier and Brave (Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings)
		The first Fort Bridger was a mud and pole trading post, founded in 1842 or 1843 on Black's Fork of the Green River by the mountain man Jim Bridger and his partner, Luis Vasquez, to trade with Indians and emigrants.
		Although strategically located, the fort never served as a base for any of the major military expeditions of the 1870's against the Indians in the region, but some of the garrison was reassigned for fighting purposes.
		Fort Fetterman was the base for General Crook's three expeditions in 1876 into the Powder River area: in March, culminating in the Battle of Powder River, Mont.; in May-June, ending in the Battle of the Rosebud, Mont.; and in November, highlighted by the defeat of Dull Knife's Cheyennes along the Powder River.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/soldier/sitec19.htm (3335 words)

	Oregon-California Trails Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Fort Caspar was reconstructed in 1936 on the original site, using sketches made by Lt. Caspar Collins in 1863.
		Fort Caspar is located on the west side of Casper, just off Mills Spur Road (Wyoming Boulevard).
		The reconstructed fort buildings are open during the summer, while the Interpretive Center is open year-round.
	www.octa-trails.org /JumpingOffToday/VirtualTour/PlatteWY.asp (568 words)

	Museums
		Fort Kearny was a way station, sentinel post, supply depot and message center for ‘49ers bound for California and home seekers traveling to Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
		The center piece of the Platte Bridge Station and Fort Caspar was the bridge built here by Louis Guinard in 1859-60 and used until Fort Caspar was abandoned in 1867.
		The museum is a reconstruction of Fort Caspar.
	www.xphomestation.com /museum.html (1230 words)

	Fort Caspar Interpretive Signs
		The center piece of the Platte Bridge Station and Fort Caspar was the bridge built here by Louis Guinard in 1859-1860 and used until Fort Caspar was abandoned in 1867.
		The federal government consented to the Indians’ demands with the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 by closing the Powder River country trails and forts.
		Caspar Collins led an heroic attempt to rescue Sgt. Custard’s wagon train, but sacrified his life in aiding a fallen soldier.
	www.ultimatewyoming.com /sectionpages/sec5/extras/fortcasparsigns.html (4037 words)

	Ft Caspar on the Oregon-Trail
		Because it was located at a popular river crossing, the fort was also the site of several ferries--and later a log bridge (pictured above).
		As hostility with the tribes in the region increased, the fort was expanded and about 100 soldiers were eventually garrisoned here.
		In July of 1865, a military wagon train was heading towards the fort from the west.
	www.isu.edu /~trinmich/FtCaspar.html (198 words)

	Fort Tours \| Fort Caspar
		Fort Caspar Museum Association membership has unlimited free admission
		Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site is owned and operated by the City of Casper.
		The reconstructed Fort buildings are open during the summer, while the Museum is open year-round.
	www.forttours.com /pages/tocftcaspar.asp (125 words)

	Indian Wars -- Wyoming Tales and Trails
		In early January, 1865, unbeknownst to the occupants of the fort or the stage station, an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 Indians had gathered out-of-sight from the Fort in the arroyo and in the hills.
		Thus, with the fort shorthanded, a request for a military escort on to Denver was refused by Capt.
		The reconstruction of Fort Caspar is based on sketches of the fort at the Platte River Bridge made by Lt. Collins in 1863.
	www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com /custer.html (2658 words)

	Wyoming Forts
		The Mormons burned the fort during trouble with the US Army in 1857, and the Federals then took over the ruins and rebuilt it in 1858 to protect the Pony Express and Overland routes.
		It was rebuilt into an adobe fort in 1841 and renamed Fort John.
		Almost continuously attacked by Indians, the stockaded fort was abandoned in accordance with a peace treaty with the Indians.
	www.geocities.com /naforts/wy.html (1600 words)

	Historical Timeline — WY 4 Kids
		Camp Scott is established as winter quarters for Johnston's army; Jim Bridger leases Fort Bridger to the government.
		Lieutenant G. Warren explores Wyoming from Fort Laramie to the western slope of the Black Hills: Colonel E. Sumner leads troops against the Cheyenne Indians.
		Second school in Wyoming established at Fort Bridger by Judge William Carter and Miss Fannie Foot is the teacher.
	www.wyoming4kids.org /learn/historytimeline_1850.php (586 words)

	CasperWy.Gov
		The fort buildings are part of a joint reconstruction project between the Works Progress Administration and City of Casper in 1936.
		The buildings were rebuilt close to the original locations using a floor plan drawn by Lieutenant Caspar Collins in the 1860s.
		In the 1980s, a replica of the Mormon ferry and a reconstructed section of the Guinard bridge were added to the grounds.
	www.fortcasparwyoming.com /Museum.asp (609 words)

	Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Casper \| Frommers.com
		Come to Fort Caspar for a look at what the "good old days" in these parts were really like.
		Collins and 26 other soldiers were killed during battles that day, and the fort was later renamed Fort Caspar to honor the lieutenant.
		However, it's the city and not the fort that is misspelled.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/casper/A29569.html (390 words)

	Fort Laramie Facts
		DeSmet returned to Fort Laramie in 1851, to attend the treaty council, and was instrumental in successfully completing the negotiations.
		Spotted Tail was bom in 1823, and frequented the Fort Laramie region both as a child and as an adult.
		She reputedly fell in love with an army officer at Fort Laramie, but was separated from him when he was transferred to another post.
	www.nps.gov /fola/facts.htm (3354 words)

	Oregon-California Trails Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Founded in 1834 as Fort William, a fur-trading post, it was a center for trade in beaver pelts and buffalo robes, and a place for mountain men, frontier entrepreneurs, and Plains Indians to mingle.
		Rebuilt in 1841 as Fort John, the new trading post became a welcome stop for emigrants migrating westward along the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail.
		The first permanent occupation at the Fort Caspar site was in 1859, when Louis Guinard built a bridge and a trading post.
	www.octa-trails.org /JumpingOffToday/Tourism/wyoming_tourism.asp (478 words)

	Mendocino Coast, State Parks, Beaches and Forests
		Located two miles north of Russian Gulch, the Caspar Headlands is made up of miles of undeveloped, unspoiled beaches, two acres of headlands, and a panoramic ocean view.
		Located one mile north of Caspar, the 769-acre reserve features a 2.5-mile nature trail called "The Ecological Staircase." The self-guided tour explores five terraces that were created by glacier, sea and tectonic activity.
		Located three miles north of Fort Brag on Hwy 1, the park's habitats vary from beaches, bluffs, headlands, dunes, forests and wetlands.
	www.explorer1.com /mendocino/parks&.htm (413 words)

	BLM Wyoming Historic Trails -- Mormon Trail Auto Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of the most significant outposts on the trail was officially established as Fort William in 1834 by fur traders William Sublette and Robert Campbell.
		The US military purchased the fort in 1849 as a base to protect and supply the growing number of emigrants.
		Fort Laramie became a major link in the Pony Express, Overland Stage and transcontinental telegraph systems and served as an operations base for the Indian wars.
	www.wy.blm.gov /historictrails/trails_tour.htm (2628 words)

	Significant Characters Who Passed Through Fort Laramie
		Carrington passed through Fort Laramie on June 13, 1866, with his troops, en route to the Powder River country to establish forts along the Bozeman Trail.
		Unfortunately peace negotiations were in progress at Fort Laramie during this time for the purpose of securing the right of travel on the trail.
		Phillips was given an additional message at Fort Reno to carry to Colonel Palmer at Fort Laramie.
	www.ultimatewyoming.com /sectionpages/ftlaramie/characters3.html (1118 words)

	CasperWy.Gov
		Caspar Collins, the fort and city namesake, spelled his name with an “ar.” In 1865, following Collins’ death, the army renamed Platte Bridge Station in his honor.
		The Museum collects historical objects, photographs, and archival materials related not only to the history of Fort Caspar but also to the entire region of central Wyoming.
		In addition, the Fort Caspar Museum Association assists the Museum through financial support and volunteer time.
	www.fortcasparwyoming.com /Fortbuil.asp (357 words)

	The Casper Journal :: Casper's Community Newspaper
		According to the guidelines in a Request for Proposal (RFP) put out by the district for new sites for CY Middle School and a combined Mills/Mountain View Elementary School, the district is only interested in already developed sites of from 8-18 acres within a half-mile or a mile of the schools' current locations.
		Because of the problems with Fort Caspar's potential site, Donaldson said the choices for sites for CY and Mills/Mountain View will be limited to already developed property.
		He said Fort Caspar Academy did not have a pricey design and there were a minimal number of features that could be eliminated, but the lowest bid came in at $200 a square foot.
	www.casperjournal.com /articles/2007/01/17/news/news01.txt (715 words)

	BLM Wyoming National Historic Trails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Caspar -- This site was one of the last opportunities the pioneers had to cross the river they had followed from central Nebraska.
		It was named in honor of First Lieutenant Caspar Collins who was killed while protecting a supply train from Indian attack just north of the bridge.
		The present fort was reconstructed on the original site.
	www.wy.blm.gov /historictrails/virtualtour/vt04.htm (58 words)

	Leisure travel guide to all attractions in Casper Wyoming
		Description: Fort Caspar Museum and Historic Site features a reconstructed 1865 fort and trading post where commercial businesses were established.
		It recounts the military history of the fort as well as the importance of the trail.
		The fort is fully furnished, and it has a modern Interpretive Center with exhibits related to central Wyoming history.
	www.parkwayplaza.net /leisuretravel-8b.asp (1126 words)

	Oregon Trail: Fort Kearny
		n 1846 Congress approved the construction of a series of forts to be built along the Oregon Trail.
		Fort Kearny, finished in 1848, was the first to offer protection and assistance to the emigrants.
		he fort has a fascinating history; for more details be sure to pick up brochures and pamphlets on it.
	www.trailsandgrasslands.org /kearny.html (483 words)

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