Fort Halleck (Wyoming)
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Fort Halleck was a military outpost that existed in the 1860s along the Overland Trail and stage route in what was then the Territory of Idaho, now the U.S. state of Wyoming. The fort was established in 1862 to protect emigrant travelers and stages transporting mail between Kansas and Salt Lake City, Utah, and named for Major General Henry Wager Halleck, commander of the Department of the Missouri and later General-in-chief of the Union armies.
Fort Halleck | |
Nearest city | Elk Mountain, Wyoming |
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Coordinates | 41°41′53″N 106°30′55″W |
Area | 14.7 acres (5.9 ha) |
Built | 1862 |
NRHP reference No. | 70000668[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 28, 1970 |
The fort was located on the northeast side of Elk Mountain at an altitude of about 7800 feet. At the time, the area around the fort was well watered and well stocked with game.[2] The fort was reasonably large with stables for 200 horses, company quarters, office quarters, and a hospital and surgeons on staff.