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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