Fort D. A. Russell (Wyoming)
Fort D. A. Russell, also known as Fort Francis E. Warren, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Fort David A. Russell, was a post and base of operations for the United States Army, and later the Air Force, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The fort had been established in 1867 to protect workers for the Union Pacific Railroad. It was named in honor of David Allen Russell, a Civil War general killed at the Battle of Opequon. In 1930, the fort's name was changed to Fort Francis E. Warren. In 1949, it became Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.
Fort D. A. Russell | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District | |
Commanding Officer's Quarters, Fort David A. Russell | |
| Location | Laramie County, adjacent to west side of Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 41°09′59″N 104°51′46″W |
| Area | 630 acres (250 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000191 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1969 |
| Designated NHLD | May 15, 1975 |
Over the years, the base served as home for numerous influential American military leaders such as Carl Spaatz, Black Jack Pershing, Billy Mitchell, Walter Reed, and Mark Clark. A portion of the base was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1975, for distinctively preserving many of the stages of its evolution from a frontier cavalry base to an Air Force base.