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Territorial post trader-Fort Washakie, Wyoming

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Territorial post trader-Fort Washakie, Wyoming
Token with a lot of history. Fort Washakie (1871-1909) - Established as a relocated Camp Brown Jan 1871 by Captain Robert A. Torrey, 1st U.S. Infantry. Renamed Fort Washakie 30 Dec 1878 after Chief Washakie, father-in-law of Jim Bridger. Permanently abandoned 30 Mar 1909. The fort was established to protect the Shoshone and Bannock Indian Reservation against hostile Indian enemies of these two tribes. J.K. Moore / post trader / Camp Brown,/ 50 cts.City: Camp BrownCounty: State: WYDate: c1875