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Fort Caspar (1858-1865), located in the Casper area on I-25, is rebuilt on the original site adjacent to the North Platte River. It has a new visitor’s center and interprets both frontier army and overland trail emigration. From Casper follow I-25 and then I-90 north to Fort Phil Kearny, located a dozen miles north of Buffalo. Also a state historic site, this was a hotly contested fort during its two-year lifespan from 1866-1868. You can see the depressions in the ground that represent locations for fort structures, including a hospital, headquarters office, barracks, saddler’s shop, cavalry stable, guardhouse and powder magazine.