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Forts in Nebraska

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The following is a list of current and former forts in Nebraska.

Western ramparts of Fort Atkinson.
Nebraska State Historical Marker at Fort Robinson.
Restored Fort Kearny State Park looking from parade ground southwest over marked-off officers barracks foundation.
Detail of barracks at Fort Atkinson.
Military instillations in Nebraska alphabetical order
Name Location Period
Alkali Station
Armas de Francia
Fort Atkinson Fort Calhoun 1819-1827
Camp Atlanta Atlanta 1943-1946
Camp Augur
Beauvais Station Post
Fort Beaver Valley
Fort Bellevue
Bordeaux Trading Post near Chadron
Cabanné's Post Omaha 1822-1840
Fort Calhoun Fort Calhoun
Fort Carlos
Fort Charles
Fort Childs
Fort Clarke
Columbia Fur Co. Post
Columbus Post
Fort Cottonwood near Maxwell
Post Cottonwood Springs
Camp Council Bluff
Cantonment Council Bluffs
Fort Crook
Crooks & McClelland Post
Cruzatte's Post
Elm Creek Fort
Fontenelle's Post Bellevue 1805-1856
Fort Gillette
Gilman's Station Post
Post at Grand Island Grand Island
Fort Grattan
Fort Hartsuff
Fort Heath
Fort Independence
Junction Station Post
Fort Kearny Kearney 1848-1871
Camp Keya Paha
Fort Kiowa Oacoma, South Dakota
Liberty Pole Camp
Fort Lisa Omaha 1806-1820 est
Little Blue Station Post
Mackay's House
Camp McKean
Cantonment McKean near Maxwell
Fort McPherson near Maxwell
Camp Meiklejohn
Military Bridge Camp
Fort Mirage Flats
Camp Missouri
Cantonment Missouri
Camp Mitchell
Fort Mitchell near Scottsbluff
Fort Montrose
Mullaly's Ranch Post
Nánza
Fort Niobrara
North Platte Station
O'Fallon's Bluffs Post
Omaha Barracks
Omaha Quartermaster Depot Omaha 1881–present
Fort Omaha[1] North Omaha 1861-1946
Omaha Post
Post of the Otos
Pawnee Post
Pawnee Ranch Post
Pilcher's Post
Plum Creek Post
Ponca Fort Niobrara 1700-1865
Ponca Post
Camp Recovery
Camp Red Willow
Robideaux Pass Post
Camp Robinson
Fort Robinson Crawford 1874-1948
St. Deroin Fort
Camp Sargent
Sarpy's Post
Camp Saunders
Camp Sheridan Hay Springs 1874-1881
Fort Sheridan
Sherman Barracks
Camp Sherman
Camp Shuman near Scottsbluff
Sidney Barracks
Fort Sidney
Post at Spotted Tail Agency

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ Hannings, p. 256

Bibliography

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  • Hannings, Bud (2006). Forts of the United States: An Historical Dictionary, 16th through 19th Centuries. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1796-4.