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in the 1850s. It originally had no name and was not made a truly permanent post until 1865. It was originally established to serve as a temporary resting place for traveling troops. The location of the fort is based upon a recommendation by
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Indian troubles in the area increased, so in August or September 1865 a permanent fort, named Fort Aubrey, was built by two companies of the 48th Wisconsin Infantry. The permanent fort was short lived, being closed April 15, 1866.
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The camp had no name for most of its existence. Some structures were built there and these were at times left completely unused. Sometimes details of a few men stayed in the camp to keep it ready for use.
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William C. Pollard, Jr., "Forts and Military Posts in Kansas: 1854-1865" (Ph.D. dissertation, Faith Baptist College and Seminary, 1997), p. 25
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The intermittent camp was established at the site of a spring fifteen feet wide and three feet deep. The spring was on Spring Creek, near the
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The camp was named Camp Wynkoop in May 1864, in honor of
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fort Aubrey is located in Kansas
Fort Aubrey is located in the United States
Syracuse, Kansas
37°59′10″N 101°40′15″W / 37.98611°N 101.67083°W / 37.98611; -101.67083
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Hamilton County, Kansas
US Army
François Xavier Aubry
Arkansas River
Santa Fe Trail
Fort Lyon
Edward W. Wynkoop
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
GNIS feature record
Forts of the West: Military Forts and Presidios, and Posts Commonly Called Forts, West of the Mississippi River to 1898
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0-8061-1250-6
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