Fort Sanders
Fort Sanders was a wooden fort constructed in 1866 on the Laramie Plains in southern Wyoming, near the city of Laramie. Originally named Fort John Buford, it was renamed Fort Sanders after General William P.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: wooden fort constructed in 1866 on the Laramie Plains in southern Wyoming, near the city of Laramie
- Also known as: “Fort Sanders Guardhouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laramie.
Laramie
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States, known for its high elevation at 7,200 feet, for its railroad history, and as the home of the University of Wyoming.
Fort Sanders
- Categories: fort, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Albany, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.27125° or 41° 16′ 17″ north
Longitude
-105.59826° or 105° 35′ 54″ west
Open location code
85HP7CC2+FM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Fort Sanders” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ساندرز”
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