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in 1921. From 1922 the site was used as a veterans hospital, with an initial capacity of 125 beds. At its peak in the late 1940s it had 900 beds, specializing in neuropsychiatric conditions. In the late 1970s the hospital's capacity was 364 beds, with a staff of 505. In 2014 the facility provided 208
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district. The campus represents a uniform community of red brick hospital buildings, residences and supporting with simplified neoclassical detailing. The hospital reservation comprises 272 acres (110 ha) with about 78 buildings, most of which were built for the military garrison or for the
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project instigated by Wyoming's Congressional delegation following Wyoming statehood in 1890, rather than as a project driven by military requirements. The first garrison arrived in June 1899, with one officer and 20 enlisted personnel. By 1903 more troops had arrived, including two
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establishment of the hospital. Many of the remaining buildings were built from the 1930s in a compatible style. The earlier buildings are arranged in two rows and along a curved avenue. The ensemble presents a homogeneous complex comparable to those of
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Fort Mackenzie was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1981.
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Fort Mackenzie was established in Sheridan in 1898 as a U.S. Army outpost in northern
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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There are 48 structures listed as contributions to the Fort Mackenzie
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Fort Mackenzie is located in Wyoming
Sheridan, Wyoming
44°49′39″N 106°58′55″W / 44.82750°N 106.98194°W / 44.82750; -106.98194
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Sheridan, Wyoming
U.S. Veterans Administration
Wyoming
Ranald S. Mackenzie
Powder River Expedition
Cheyenne
Dull Knife
Big Horn Mountains
Dull Knife Fight
Battle of Little Bighorn
Montana
pork-barrel
colored
Public Health Service
National Register of Historic Places
Fort Yellowstone
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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