Fort Crook
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Fort Crook was a former U.S. Army installation in Nebraska that later evolved into what is now Offutt Air Force Base, historically significant as a key military post and later a major Strategic Air Command hub.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Crook canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United States Army post
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| category |
Former installations of the United States Army
ⓘ
Military history of Nebraska ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Strategic Air Command history via Offutt Air Force Base ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1896 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1890 ⓘ |
| coordinateWith | Offutt Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedUnit |
infantry units of the United States Army
ⓘ
support units of the United States Army ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Officers’ Row
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
brick barracks ⓘ headquarters building ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Offutt Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | some original buildings preserved on Offutt Air Force Base ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key U.S. Army post in the Great Plains region
ⓘ
precursor installation to Strategic Air Command headquarters at Offutt ⓘ |
| inception | 1890s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nebraska
ⓘ
Sarpy County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bellevue, Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omaha, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Missouri River bluffs region ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George Crook
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major General George Crook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Missouri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | transition from Army post to major air base complex ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| ownership | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedOn | site of present-day Offutt Air Force Base ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States military infrastructure in the Great Plains ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Offutt Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of Glenn L. Martin-Nebraska bomber plant during World War II
ⓘ
development of adjacent airfield that became Offutt Field ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Spanish–American War era
ⓘ
World War I era ⓘ World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
infantry garrison
ⓘ
support of air operations in World War II ⓘ training ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.