Seventy-Five years of military history!

From Crazy Horse to the cavalry to the K-9 Corps, Fort Robinson played host to them all. Experience the long and varied history of this outpost on the Plains. The museum at Fort Robinson is located in the 1905 post headquarters building. Museum exhibits trace the history from the post's role guarding the Red Cloud Agency (1874-77) through the housing of World War II German POW's (1943-46). Among the many fascinating objects you will see in the museum's exhibits are the only known dog kennel from the K-9 Corps of World War II, marksmanship medals earned by Caleb Benson, a Buffalo Soldier at Fort Robinson between 1902 and 1909, and nineteenth-century Sioux objects related to the Red Cloud Agency.

To learn more about Fort Robinson's history, you can visit more than a dozen historic structures and sites such as the 1904 blacksmith shop, the 1908 veterinary hospital, the 1887 officers' quarters, the 1875 guardhouse and adjutant's office, and the old post cemetery. A museum library featuring materials on Fort Robinson, military, and western history is available to researchers for inhouse use. A self-guided tour book and many books on military and western history are available for purchase in the museum store.

More Information on Fort Robinson history and museums.

Hours:

Memorial Day - Labor Day:

8 - 5 Monday - Saturday
9 - 5 Sundays
Open Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day

September - May:

10 - 5 Monday - Friday
Closed weekends

Closed all state holidays in the off season

Location:

Northwest corner of Nebraska,
Fort Robinson State Park and Museum is 3 miles west of Crawford, NE on US highway 20   

Map to Museum  

Brochure (pdf)
   

Special Events:

The Fort Robinson History Conference, 2009
Schedule of Events and Registration (2.6M pdf)

The Seventh Fort Robinson History Conference, a cooperative project of the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, was held April 23-25, 2009, at Fort Robinson State Park, Crawford, Nebraska. To be placed on the mailing list for future conferences, contact Lana at 1-800-833-6747 or lana.hatcher@nebraska.gov

Past Fort Robinson History Conferences

Museum Store

Admission:

$2 for adults.
Children with adults free.
Admission fees are waived for NSHS members.

Group Tours:

Tours are available year round.
Group rates available.
Please call ahead to make museum reservations.
308-665-2919

Mailing address:

Fort Robinson Museum
PO Box 304
Crawford, NE 69339-0304

Phone:

308-665-2919

E-mail:

tom.buecker@nebraska.gov

Fort Robinson State Park: Facilities operated by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Attractions Overnight Accommodations Facility Details Make Reservations Campground/Cabin Maps  Windows Media Video Tour - Click Here  Quicktime Video Tour - Click Here

Trailside Museum of Natural History, Fort Robinson State Park, features the Clash of the Mammoths.  Trailside Museum is on the Fossil Freeway

 
 
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