Fort Bernard was a small trading post in Wyoming, along the North Platte River on the Oregon Trail.
[1] It was located about 8 miles southeast of Fort Laramie, and had been operated by the American Fur Company.
In December 1845 the fort was sold to the American Fur Company and was put under the control of Bissonette and trader John Richards.
[1] Unfortunately, the fort burned down sometime during the summer of 1866 while Richards was acquiring new supplies in New Mexico and was never rebuilt.
Traders on the Santa Fe Trail freighted flour here to trade to emigrants during the 1866 season.