Platte Bridge Station
The Platte Bridge Station was located on the South bank of the Platte River, East and Southeast of the Telegraph and Emigrant-Overland Route. It was established in 1847 by Mormon travelers and was later acquired by the Army. Troops began moving into the area in great numbers in 1862 and the site became a permanent post in 1865. After Caspar Collins met his death here, the post was renamed Fort Caspar. (Spring, pp.71-99)
| Title: | Platte Bridge Station |
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| Interviewee/Author: | Collins, Caspar Wever, 1844-1865 |
| Subject: | Platte Bridge Station (Wyo.) -- Maps; United States. Army. Cavalry -- Maps; Wyoming -- Maps |
| Description: | Diagram for Platte Bridge Station on the Platte River in Wyoming. |
| Time Period: | 1864 |
| Geographic Region: | Wyoming |
| Date of Original: | 1864? |
| Language: | eng |
| Original: | Leftmost panel on linen diagram of Platte River Station, Deer Creek Station, La Bonte Station, or, Camp Marshall, and Horse Shoe Station, 38" x 12", hand drawn and colored to the scale of 1 in. = 20 ft. |
| Part of: | Platte Bridge Station ; Deer Creek Station ; La Bonte Station, or, Camp Marshall ; Horse Shoe Station GFR0014 |
| Publisher: | Colorado State University. Libraries |
| Type of File: | Image |
| Format of File: | Image/jpeg |
| Required Software: | Any machine capable of running graphical Web browsers. |
| File Size: | 577,536 bytes |
| Published to the Web: | 2003-09-30 |
| Digital Conversion by: | Colorado State University. Office of Instructional Services; Colorado State University. Libraries |
| Digital Conversion Date: | 2003-08-22 |
| Held by: | Colorado State University. Libraries |
| Identifier: | GFR0013 |
| Copyright: | http://lib.colostate.edu/collins/copyright.html |