Fort Reno (Wyoming)

Fort Reno
Old Fort Reno
LocationJohnson County, East of Sussex on Powder River
Nearest citySussex, Wyoming
Coordinates43°49′39″N 106°14′24″W / 43.82750°N 106.24000°W / 43.82750; -106.24000
Built1865
Architectural styleFort
NRHP reference No.70000672
Added to NRHPApril 28, 1970

Fort Reno also known as Fort Connor or Old Fort Reno, was a wooden fort established on August 15, 1865 by the United States Army in Dakota Territory in present-day Johnson County, Wyoming. The fort was built to protect travelers on the Bozeman Trail from Native American tribes.