Fort Robinson
Fort Robinson is a former U.S. Army fort and now a major feature of Fort Robinson State Park, a 22,000-acre (8,900 ha) public recreation and historic preservation area located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Crawford on U.S. Route 20 in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska.
| Fort Robinson State Park | |
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Post headquarters | |
Fort Robinson State Park Location in Nebraska | |
| Location | Dawes & Sioux counties, Nebraska, United States |
| Nearest city | Crawford, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 42°40′52″N 103°29′49″W |
| Area | 22,332.72 acres (9,037.73 ha) |
| Elevation | 3,806 ft (1,160 m) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Administered by | Nebraska Game and Parks Commission & History Nebraska |
| Designation | Nebraska state park |
| Website | Fort Robinson State Park |
Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District | |
Site of the second Red Cloud Agency | |
| Location | Dawes and Sioux counties, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Crawford, Nebraska |
| Area | 2,500 acres (10.1 km2) |
| Built | 1873 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000442 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | December 19, 1960 |
The fort was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is part of the Fort Robinson and Red Cloud Agency historic district. This includes Fort Robinson and the site of the second Red Cloud Agency (about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) to the east). The district also includes the Camp Camby site and the 1886 Percy Homestead. The fort is managed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, with some individual buildings operated by the History Nebraska and the University of Nebraska.