Fort Kearny

Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near present-day Kearney, Nebraska, which took its name from the fort (with a modification of spelling).

Read more about Fort Kearny:  Origins and Various Missions of The Fort, Description, Role in The Indian Wars, Later Years and Abandonment, Fort Kearny State Historical Park, Depiction in Fiction

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