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Fort Reno

🇺🇸 United States · 19th century

Fort Reno in the United States
Photo: Urdangaray · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Fort Reno also known as Fort Connor or Old Fort Reno, was a wooden fort established on August 15, 1865, by the United States Army in Dakota Territory in present-day Johnson County, Wyoming. The fort was built to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail from Native American tribes.

Today, the parade ground and surrounding area has generally returned to a natural prairie sod cover. The site, approximately 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Sussex, Wyoming, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1970. There is a large stone monument and several interpretive signs marking the site that are accessible by a gravel road.

Text adapted from “Fort Reno (Wyoming)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Reno ranks #4,583 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #85 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded 1865, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fort Reno?

Fort Reno stands in the United States, at 43.8275°, -106.24°.

When was Fort Reno built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1865. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Fort Reno?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,583 of 8,134 worldwide, and #85 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Fort Reno?

Fort Phil Kearny, about 91 km away.

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