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Fort Hartsuff was built in the fall of 1874 to protect new settlers in north central Nebraska from raids by the Lakota Sioux. One hundred fifty years later, Fort Hartsuff still stands as an incredible example of a small military post from the Plains Indian Wars. Nine original buildings and several more reconstructions are set around a parade ground measuring 500 feet by 500 feet. These include a post headquarters, hospital, storehouse, a blacksmith and carpenter shop, stables, a guardhouse and jail, living quarters for officers, barracks for soldiers, the commanding officer's quarters, and a building for laundresses, the commissary sergeant, and the post bakery. Most buildings are furnished with items from that time period and can be explored by visitors. Today, Fort Hartsuff operates as a State Historical Park under the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.