Douglas in Converse County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Discover Historic Fort Fetterman
North of Douglas
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2022
1. Discover Historic Fort Fetterman Marker
Venture north on Highway 93 to Fort Fetterman to learn more about the days of the Bozeman Trail. Visitors to Fort Fetterman only 11 miles northwest of Douglas are encouraged to walk the grounds where interpretive signs tell the story of the fort that was abandoned in 1882.
A restored officer's quarters and an ordnance warehouse are original buildings. They stand among the many visible foundations of the Fort and Fetterman City. These two buildings house interpretive exhibits and artifacts of the Fort's history, Fetterman City, and its Indian predecessors. The visitor is encouraged to walk the interpretive trail where signs describe the historic site and lead to a gazebo overlooking Crook's Camp and the Indian country to the north. The site provides several picnic areas and a shelter for group or individual use.
You won't regret visiting Historic Fort Fetterman this summer to celebrate the annual Fort Fetterman Day. Enjoy a scrumptious pancake breakfast, a flag raising ceremony, historic demonstrations highlighting Wyoming's frontier days, fascinating exhibits and much more!
For visitor information and hours, call the Wyoming Pioneer Museum, which manages the site, at 307-358-9288.
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Location. 42° 45.565′ N, 105° 23.437′ W. Marker is in Douglas, Wyoming, in Converse County. It is on West Center Street just west of Meadowlark Lane, on the left when traveling west. The marker is center panel in the interpretive kiosk on the west side of the Wyoming State Fair office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 West Center Street, Douglas WY 82633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Westward Expansion Trails Region and in the Powder River Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Camp Douglas (here, next to this marker); John Hunton (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas (about 700
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2022
2. Discover Historic Fort Fetterman Marker
This marker is the center panel in the interpretive kiosk on the west side of the Wyoming State Fair office.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Fort Fetterman
Also see . . . Fort Fetterman (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Fort Fetterman was built as a major supply point for the United States army's operations in the area. Established on July 19, 1867, by Companies A, C, H, and I of the 4th U.S. Infantry under the command of Major William E. Dye, the fort was named in honor of Captain William J. Fetterman, who was killed in a battle with Indians near Fort Phil Kearny on December 21, 1866.(Submitted on July 16, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)It contained quarters for three hundred enlisted men, and the necessary officers; the various magazines and store-houses required for the preservation of ammunition, rations and other supplies; a hospital with fifteen beds; stables for fifty horses; a corral capable of holding fifty-six mule wagons, with their animals; a theatre, an ice-house, a root-house, a granary, a bake-house, blacksmith shops, saw-mill, saddlers' shop, paint shop, laundresses' quarters and a steam engine for pumping water from the North Platte River.
Fort Fetterman remained active until 1882, when it was abandoned by the Army as the Indian Wars had subsided. A small community (Fetterman City) was started around the empty fort by Charles Henry King and others as an outfitting point for area ranchers and for wagon trains. When the town of Douglas was established eleven miles away in 1886, Fetterman City rapidly declined.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
