In 1868 the Red Cloud Agency is established near the WY and NE border by treaty to supply the Sioux Indians on the reservation with food and supplies so they can work the land. The Agency is moved to the White River near Crawford NE in 1873. The area eventually become Fort Robinson, named after an Army lieutenant who was killed by the Indians. Many raids, ambushes, and Indian wars were fought around here from 1874 to 1890, then in 1906 the 10th Calvary intercepted escaping Ute Indians and turned them over to Fort Meade. The Fort became the headquarters for the calvary post and since then it has housed, trained and bred horses, mules, and war dogs. The 9th and 10th Calvary (black soldiers) were housed here, an Olympian Polo team trained here and it was a German POW camp in 1943.
Today, Fort Robinson is a state park with museums, lodging units, stables, and camping. Former officers' quarters and army barracks have been turned into places to rent for overnight or extended stays. Many of the cabin units or houses will hold up to 20 people with full housekeeping amenities. The horse barns can be rented for your horse or you can trail ride on theirs. They also offer stage coach rides, hay wagon rides, and jeep rides, tubing or kayaking on the While River. They have tennis courts, an enclosed pool and a Post Playhouse with five plays running thru the season.
Today we rode our bikes around the Fort grounds and logged in 5 miles. The place is that big! Later we rode the rails to trail route into Crawford and explored the town. All told, we rode 16 miles on our bikes. After supper I attended "Godspell" at the Post Playhouse. A great production!!
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