Name: Cantonment Reno County: Johnson Authority Name: Cantonment Reno (Wyo.) Longitude: 1061413W Latitude: 434938N Legal Description: Elevation: 4278/1304 (ft/m) Feature Type: Locale Origin of Name: Named for General Jesse L. Reno, a hero of the Civil War. Source: Annals 14(3) Other Names: Fort Reno, Fort McKinney, Powder River Crossing Alternative Spellings: History: Established on October 12, 1876, three miles north from the abandoned Source: WPA General Crook, in preparation for a long campaign, after his advance had been stopped by Crazy Horse at the Rosebud in 1876, ordered a series of supply depots established between his camp on Goose Creek and the base at Fort Fetterman. Cantonment Reno, three miles north of abandoned Fort Reno, was one of these. In the spring of 1877, the cantonment was moved from Powder River to Clear Creek and renamed Fort McKinney. Source: Wyoming Guide Stories: Maps: 1:24000 Quadrangle: Fort Reno Newspapers: Bibliography: State Historic Site http://www.wyomingheritage.org/cantonmentReno.html Pictures:
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