Camp Marshall

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Other Names:  Detachment at La Bonte Station

Dates used: 1862 - 1866

Location of Fort: Douglas, WY

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Established 1862 on the Platte River at the mouth of La Bonte Creek.  It was built to guard the Oregon Trail and a telegraph station on the trail.

For more information see:

American Forts Network (internet)

Encyclopedia of Historic Forts

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