Image: FT. FRED STEELE
Description: ESTABLISHED IN 1869 AND DE-ACTIVATED IN 1886. NAMED FOR A CIVIL WAR GENERAL WHO WAS A HERO AND ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD FROM INDIAN ATTACKS. CURRENT BUILDINGS INCLUDE THE POWDER MAGAZINE, THE RUINS OF THE TRADER'S HOUSE (CHATTERTON) AND THE BRIDGE TENDER'S HOUSE WHO WAS TO PUT OUT FIRES CAUSED BY THE PASSING TRAINS OR TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL THAT ACCUMULATED AROUND THE SUPPORTS OF THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER; THE PICTURE SHOWS THE BRIDGE TENDER'S HOUSE
Title: FT. FRED STEELE
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Author: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD
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