National Register of Historic Places

Cantonment Reno

Sussex, Johnson County, Wyoming
Listed
July 28, 1977
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
77001382

About this property

Cantonment Reno also known as Fort McKinney 1 was a US Army post or cantonment located on the Powder River near the old Bozeman Trail crossing. A previous fort near the site (Fort Reno) had been abandoned and burned after the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. Cantonment Reno was re-established in late 1876, just upstream of the site of old Fort Reno. Cantonment Reno started as a temporary base of operations for General George Crooks' 1876 Big Horn Expedition,. Crook's Expedition was part of the intensive campaign against the Sioux and Cheyenne in late 1876, following Custer's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Location

Sussex, Johnson County, Wyoming
43.78653, -106.25213

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Fort Reno
Civil War
3 mi
Sussex Post Office and Store
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AJX Bridge over South Fork and Powder River
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Nearby Battles

Battle of KC Ranch
1892Frontier
8.5 mi

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When was Cantonment Reno listed on the National Register?

Cantonment Reno was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1977.

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