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Fort Robinson is a former U.S. Army fort and now a major feature of Fort Robinson State Park, a 22,000-acre (8,900 ha) public recreation and historic preservation area located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Crawford on U.S. Route 20 in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska.
Chadron State Park: Dawes: 974.26 acres 394.27 ha: Nebraska's oldest state park Eugene T. Mahoney State Park: Cass: 673.101 acres 272.394 ha: Multiple recreational and meeting facilities, fronted by the Platte River: Fort Robinson State Park: Dawes, Sioux: 22,332.72 acres 9,037.73 ha: Former U.S. Army fort Indian Cave State Park: Nemaha ...
The building was acquired by the University of Nebraska in 1955 [3] which opened the Trailside Museum at Fort Robinson in 1961. [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, [ 1 ] and is also part of the Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency historic district.
The following is a list of current and former forts in Nebraska.. Western ramparts of Fort Atkinson. Nebraska State Historical Marker at Fort Robinson. Restored Fort Kearny State Park looking from parade ground southwest over marked-off officers barracks foundation.
Fort Atkinson (Nebraska) Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park; Fort Kearny; Fort Robinson; Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area; I. Indian Cave State Park; J.
Crawford's city park is located in Northwest Crawford, along the White River. The other park, Peabody Hale Memorial Park, is the location of the city's swimming pool and baseball diamonds. Fort Robinson State Park [21] and the Nebraska National Forest are also local recreational areas.
A large portion of the Pine Ridge is owned or managed by either the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission or by various U.S. Government agencies for preservation and recreation uses. These areas include: Chadron State Park; Fort Robinson; Metcalf Wildlife Management Area; Nebraska National Forest. Pine Ridge National Recreation Area; Soldier Creek ...
The Fort Robinson breakout or Fort Robinson massacre was the attempted escape of Cheyenne captives from the U.S. army during the winter of 1878-1879 at Fort Robinson in northwestern Nebraska. In 1877, the Cheyenne had been forced to relocate from their homelands on the northern Great Plains south to the Darlington Agency on the Southern ...