Fort Wise
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Fort Wise was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in what is now Colorado, historically notable as the site where the controversial Treaty of Fort Wise was signed with several Plains tribes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Wise canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
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United States Army post ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Treaty of Fort Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Plains tribes ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
Arapaho
NERFINISHED
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Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Comanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Plains Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
protection of Santa Fe Trail
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protection of overland travel ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century forts in the United States
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Forts in Colorado ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| function |
Indian agency location
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military outpost ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | U.S. Army troops ⓘ |
| geographicContext | southeastern Colorado ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bent’s Old Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arkansas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Governor of Virginia Henry A. Wise
NERFINISHED
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Henry A. Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Treaty of Fort Wise and its impact on Plains tribes ⓘ |
| onRoute | Santa Fe Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. frontier military posts ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | Bent’s New Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | site of U.S.–Native American treaty-making ⓘ |
| status | former military post ⓘ |
| treatyCharacterization | controversial treaty ⓘ |
| treatyConsequence |
increased tensions on the Plains
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reduction of Cheyenne and Arapaho lands ⓘ |
| treatyDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| treatyParties |
Southern Arapaho
NERFINISHED
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Southern Cheyenne NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatySignedHere | Treaty of Fort Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War era ⓘ |
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