Day-39, Chadron NE.  Today we drove to Fort Robinson, about 25 miles from Chadron.  The fort was first commissioned in 1867 to protect the Red Cloud Agency which provided resources to 13,000 Indians who had agreed to a peace treaty.  The fort was in operation until the end of WWII and for a time operated a large prosoner-of-war camp for captured Germans .  It is a huge place, now part of a 22,000 acre state park, with many large brick structures as well as very early wood frame buildings.  It is famous as the fort where Crazy Horse, an Ogallala Chief, was bayonetted and killed by a soldier in 1877.  The spot where that very controversial incident occurred is well marked with signage. From Fort Robinson we drove back to Chadron for lunch at a Chinese buffet.  Next, we went back to the Fur Trade Museum just outside of town.  The museum is privately run and contains an array of Americana going back to the 1700s that can only be described as spectacular.  It is a must-see next time you're spending a little time in Chadron.  Chadron is a small prairie town with limited services.  This morning there was a fellow at the hotel who had flown in to the town's tiny airport late last night only to find the rental car he expected to be waiting, was not.  He eventually got the local police to give him a ride into town.  And this morning he was still stranded, at the hotel.  No rental car, no taxi service, no way to get around.  Maybe Chadron's population has just increased by one (?)   Tomorrow we plan to go up to the famous Indian Reservation known as Pine Ridge, with historic Wounded Knee nearby, site of the last major and tragic clash between U.S. troops and Indian warriors.   Pine Ridge is about 55 miles from Chadron.