Near Robertson in Uinta County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Site of Fort Supply

Fort Supply Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jacob Oscarson, May 14, 2021

1. Fort Supply Marker

Inscription.

Established in November, 1853, by Captain John Nebeker and Captain Isaac Bullock who located here with a number of Latter Day Saints. This was the first place in Wyoming where land was irrigated.
The site was given to Wyoming by Anton Hansen
Abandoned in 1857.

Erected 1937 by The Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mormon Pioneer Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 41° 10.018′ N, 110° 26.265′ W. Marker is near Robertson, Wyoming, in Uinta County. It is on County Road 274 just west of County Road 281, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Robertson WY 82944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Uinta Mountains

and in the Westward Expansion Trails Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charcoal Kilns (approx. 10.1 miles away); Town of Piedmont (approx. 10.2 miles away); The Carter Cemetery (approx. 10.6 miles away); Commanding Officer's Quarters. (approx. 10.7 miles away); a different marker also named Commanding Officer's Quarters.

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(approx. 10.7 miles away); Fort Bridger: A Trading Post (approx. 10.7 miles away); Mormon Occupation (approx. 10.7 miles away); Women at the Trading Post (approx. 10.7 miles away).

Site of Fort Supply image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jacob Oscarson, May 14, 2021

2. Site of Fort Supply

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2021, by Jacob Oscarson of Salt Lake City, Utah. This page has been viewed 602 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Jacob Oscarson of Salt Lake City, Utah. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.