Near Sinclair in Carbon County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Fort Fred Steele
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013
1. Fort Fred Steele Marker
U.S. Military Post
June 30, 1868
to
August 7, 1886
Marked by the
State of Wyoming
1914
Erected 1914 by State of Wyoming.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1868.
Location. 41° 46.678′ N, 106° 56.826′ W. Marker is near Sinclair, Wyoming, in Carbon County. It can be reached from County Road 347 1.7 miles north of Old Highway. Marker can be reached by driving to the end of County Road 347 to the parking lot for the Fort Fred Steele Historic Site and walking the pedestrian path underneath the railroad tracks to Fort Fred Steele. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sinclair WY 82334, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s 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 the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Fred Steele after 1886 (a few steps from this marker); Enlisted Men's Barracks (within shouting distance of this marker); Viewing the Fort Grounds (within shouting distance of this marker); The Passenger's Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Lincoln Highway... (within shouting distance of this marker); This January 1880 plan of Fort Fred Steele... (within shouting distance of this marker); Wild Times In Benton! (within shouting distance of this marker); Thornburgh's Command (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sinclair.
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Photographed by Duane Hall
2. Fort Fred Steele Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 6, 2013
3. Fort Fred Steele
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 9, 2015
4. The National Register of Historic Places Plaque
The National Register of Historic Places
Wyoming Place No. 18
Fort Fred Steele
Wyoming Place No. 18
Fort Fred Steele
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 772 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 22, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 4. submitted on October 22, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
