National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
| Contacts: | Lesley A. Collins 307-261-7603 |
NHTIC Brings Military History to Life with Kearny's Frontier Regulars:
Re-enactment Depicts Frontier Army and Cavalry on Campaign
Smell the gun smoke and experience frontier military life with Kearny’s Frontier Regulars. The military re-enactment will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NHTIC).
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The event includes tents for officers and infantrymen, cavalrymen and horses, and a restored 1866 military escort wagon. The wagon was originally used at Fort Fetterman, a remote army fort that helped protect emigrants on the Bozeman Trail.
For more information about summer evening programs, contact Alex Rose at the NHTIC, (307) 261-7780.
The NHTIC is a public-private partnership between the BLM and the National Historic Trails Center Foundation. The facility is located at 1501 N. Poplar Street, Casper, Wyo. The Center is currently operating on summer hours, and is open daily, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The BLM manages more land - over 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center 1501 North Poplar Street Casper, WY 82601