Wind River Agency Blockhouse

Wind River Agency Blockhouse
Nearest cityFort Washakie, Wyoming
Arealess than one acre
Built1871 (1871)
NRHP reference No.00001589[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2000

The Wind River Agency Blockhouse, also known as the Trout Creek Blockhouse, was built in 1871 on the Wind River Indian Reservation. It is one of the oldest surviving structures in Wyoming.[2] The blockhouse was built at the suggestion of Chief Washakie as a defensive position for the local Shoshone and non-Indians against attack by Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho and Sioux raiders. After the Wyoming Territory became more stable the structure served as a jail and as a storehouse.[3]

The Wind River Agency Blockhouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Wind River Agency Blockhouse". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office.
  3. ^ "Wind River Indian Reservation Interpretive Plan" (PDF). US Forest Service. p. 56. Retrieved 24 February 2018.