Fort Robinson

Fort Robinson State Park
Fort building
Post headquarters
Fort Robinson State Park is located in Nebraska
Fort Robinson State Park
Fort Robinson State Park
Location in Nebraska
LocationDawes & Sioux counties, Nebraska, United States
Nearest cityCrawford, Nebraska
Coordinates42°40′52″N 103°29′49″W / 42.681°N 103.497°W / 42.681; -103.497[1]
Area22,332.72 acres (9,037.73 ha)[1]
Elevation3,806 ft (1,160 m)
Established1956[2]
Administered byNebraska Game and Parks Commission & History Nebraska
DesignationNebraska state park
WebsiteFort Robinson State Park
Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency
Site of the second Red Cloud Agency
LocationDawes and Sioux counties, Nebraska, U.S.
Nearest cityCrawford, Nebraska
Area2,500 acres (10.1 km2)[3]
Built1873
NRHP reference No.66000442
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDDecember 19, 1960[4]

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.

The fort was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is part of the Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency historic district. This includes Fort Robinson and the site of the second Red Cloud Agency (about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) to the east). The district also includes the Camp Camby site and the 1886 Percy Homestead.[3] The fort is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, with some individual buildings operated by the History Nebraska and the University of Nebraska.[5]

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