Fort Maginnis

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Fort Maginnis (1880-1890) - Established 22 Aug 1880 by Capt. Daingerfield Parker, 3rd U.S. Infantry, and named for Maj. Martin Maginnis, 11th Minnesota Infantry. Abandoned 20 Jul 1890.

Fort Maginnis History

Established to suppress Indian and civilian rustlers after the end of the Indian wars. One of five modern forts built after the Custer Massacre of 1876, Fort Keogh(1877), Fort Custer(1877), Fort Missoula(1877), Fort Assinniboine(1879) and Fort Maginnis(1880).

Current Status

Ruins only with some markings.

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Location: About 8 miles northeast of the ghost town of Giltedge, Montana, on Fort Maginnis road. Maps & Images Lat: 47.18278 Long: -109.13389 Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth Wiki Mapping from WikiMapia Elevation: 4300'

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 73
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 83

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