Fort Omaha

Fort Omaha Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nebraska State Historical Marker for Fort Omaha at the corner of 30th and Fort Streets
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Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates	41°18′25″N 95°57′26″W / 41.30694°N 95.95722°W / 41.30694; -95.95722
Built	December 5, 1868 (1868-12-05)[2]
Website	www.nps.gov/places/fort-omaha-historic-district.htm
NRHP reference No.	74001112 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 27, 1974

Fort Omaha, originally known as Sherman Barracks and then Omaha Barracks, is an Indian War-era United States Army supply installation. Located at 5730 North 30th Street, with the entrance at North 30th and Fort Streets in modern-day North Omaha, Nebraska, the facility is primarily occupied by the Metropolitan Community College. A Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve unit, along with an Army Reserve unit occupy the periphery of the 82.5 acres (33.4 ha) fort. The government deeded all but four parcels of the land to the Metropolitan Community College in 1974.

The post is where Ponca Chief Standing Bear and 29 fellow Ponca were held prior to the landmark 1879 trial of Standing Bear v. Crook. Judge Elmer Dundy determined that American Indians were persons within the meaning of the law and that the Ponca were illegally detained after leaving the Indian Territory in January 1879. The Fort Omaha historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes the 1879 General Crook House Museum, as well as the 1879 Quartermaster's office, 1878 commissary, 1884 guardhouse, 1883 ordnance magazine and 1887 mule stables.