Administering Fort Phil Kearny and the Mountain District
From this building the commander of the Mountain District of the U.S. Army issued orders to Forts Phil Kearny C.F. Smith, and Reno. The Mountain District was made up of the 2nd Battalion 18th Infantry until 1867 when it was reorganized into the 27th Infantry Regiment. During this building's existence, the 25 by 50 foot, one inch plank board and batten structure was an office for Colonels Henry B. Carrington, Henry Wessells, and John E. Smith. The building was also the communication center for Fort Phil Kearny. Flag signalmen located on a lookout stand attached to the building received and sent messages to Pilot Knob and other points.In 1867, Quartermaster Captain George Dandy described the building as "needing torn down."Yet it continued to function in a number of ways until the closure of the fort. One use was as a school house, in which Chaplain White taught classes for the 10 children of 17 families on post.| HM Number | HM1N7X |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, August 24th, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 354963 N 4932649 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 44.53258333, -106.82541667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 31.955', W 106° 49.525' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 31' 57.3" N, 106° 49' 31.5" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 528 Wagon Box Rd, Banner WY 82832, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments