Wind River Indian Reservation
1869 - 1909
Built to protect the reservation created for the friendly Shoshonis
in 1868. It also guarded nearby mining settlements. It was originally
located in Lander, and was first known as Camp Auger, and then Camp
Brown in 1870. The post was moved in 1871 to its present location. The
fort was renamed in 1878 after Chief Washakie who was buried near here
in 1900. Since 1909, the fort has been used as an Indian agency. A few
of the military buildings remain.
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