daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 13, 2017 Stopped at Fort Reno Oklahoma today. Started in 1874 as a US Cavalry post, abandoned in 1908 but remained a Quartermaster remount depot, housing German and Italian POW's from North Africa. Transferred to the USDA in 1949. Some of the original buildings are being used by the USDA, most are empty and in a state of disrepair. A print of the fort in it hay day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted September 13, 2017 Visitors center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted September 13, 2017 Officer's quarters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted September 13, 2017 Quartermaster storehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted September 13, 2017 Back of same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #8 Posted September 13, 2017 Enlisted barracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted September 13, 2017 Horse stables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #11 Posted September 13, 2017 Post cemetery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted September 13, 2017 POW cemetery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #14 Posted September 13, 2017 Chapel built in 1944 by POW's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel griffin Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share #15 Posted September 13, 2017 Officer's quarters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarbridge Posted September 13, 2017 Share #16 Posted September 13, 2017 Nice...will it be on your next update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted September 13, 2017 Share #17 Posted September 13, 2017 Its a combination of Ft Laramie and FE Warren AFB in Wy. Some of the same architecture. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted September 14, 2017 Share #18 Posted September 14, 2017 Cool report. Are there any radiators in any of the buildings ? owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted September 14, 2017 Share #19 Posted September 14, 2017 Love the old buildings and thier architechture. Sad to see them not being lived in or utilized. Thaqnks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted September 14, 2017 Share #20 Posted September 14, 2017 Thank you for posting this. A lot of people think the forts on the plains were wood stockades as seen in Hollywood. Like the postcard indicates, they were often wide open with very little in the way of fortification. I am glad to see there is something left standing. I was disappointed when I went to the site of Fort Kearney, which was a key transit point for many of the pioneer trails that crossed Nebraska. As was typical, once the fort was decommissioned, much of it was hauled away piece by piece by the locals, right down to the foundations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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