• Fort Caspar was a military post of the United States Army in present-day Wyoming, named after 2nd Lieutenant Caspar Collins, a U.S...
  • The post was renamed in honor of Lieutenant Caspar Collins after his death in the Battle of Platte Bridge in 1865. The fort continued to protect emigrant trails and...
  • Originally started in the 1970s, the project aims to install headstones for all of the soldiers who died while in the line of duty at Fort Caspar between 1862 and 1867.
  • Complimenting the outdoor fort buildings, visitors will discover additional history about Fort Caspar, the 1936 reconstruction, Caspar Collins, and archaeology...
  • Fort Caspar Museum & Historic Site 4001 Fort Caspar Road Casper, Wyoming 82604 Phone: 307-235-8462.
  • The predecessor of Fort Caspar was Platte Bridge Station, established in 1858 as one of a series of fortified stations on the Oregon-California Trail.
  • The reconstructed post actually represents Platte Bridge Station, not the expanded Fort Caspar.
  • “We have been so thankful and pleased with every aspect of our daughter’s first year at Fort Caspar Academy. She has absolutely thrived.
  • We have opened 2 new exhibits. "The Puppet Playhouse" and "The Good, The Bad, and The Banned: A selection of firearms from Fort Caspar Museum."