Fort McKinney- Buffalo, WY

A range war (Johnson County War) unfolded in April 1892 between wealthy cattle ranchers and small farmers.  The final standoff saw 50 hired killers from the Wyoming Stock Growers Association holed up at the TA Ranch (today a guest ranch).  Outside a posse of 200 men, led by the sheriff of Johnson County, lay siege.  The stalemate finally ended with the intervention of President Benjamin Harrison and the Sixth Calvary of Forth McKinney.  Today, Fort McKinney is the site for the Wyoming Soldiers and Sailors Home.