Wake Up With Jim

2022-04-08

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Located along Route 66, Fort Reno has a long, colorful and controversial history. Dating to 1874 it continued to serve as a military facility into the late 1940s. There is a connection to the legendary Buffalo Soldiers, Amelia Earhart, Will Rogers, General Sheridan and General Custer, and even WWI and WWII. The chapel built by German POWs during WWII is another tangible link to the forts fascinating history. But, perhaps, one of the most intriguing things to see at the fort is its one of a kind cemetery. Join A...

Located along Route 66, Fort Reno has a long, colorful and controversial history. Dating to 1874 it continued to serve as a military facility into the late 1940s.

There is a connection to the legendary Buffalo Soldiers, Amelia Earhart, Will Rogers, General Sheridan and General Custer, and even WWI and WWII. The chapel built by German POWs during WWII is another tangible link to the forts fascinating history. But, perhaps, one of the most intriguing things to see at the fort is its one of a kind cemetery.

Join America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley for another road trip inspiring adventure.

Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip specialists for a grand adventure in the US or Canada.

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