Fort Phil Kearney

Fort Phil Kearney is named for a popular Union General, the fort established in 1866 to protect immigrants on the Bozeman Trail on their way north to the gold fields in Montana, and also to prevent intertribal warfare between Native American tribes.  A major player in the Plains Indian wars, the Fort stands as a testament to the clash between the US Army forces and the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians.  No structures remain - Fort was abandoned in August 1868 and then burned by the Cheyenne.

 

Diorama of fort

 

 

Entrance to the historic site - notice the Indians at the top of the hill and the tepee on the bottom right

View from the fort