Fort Sarpy (1)

Fort Sarpy (1) (1850-1859) - Established 1850 as an American Fur Company fur trading post and named after John R. Sarpy, a partner in that company. Abandoned and burned in 1859. Replaced by Fort Sarpy (2). History Constructed in 1850 on the north bank of the Yellowstone River, just below the mouth of the Rosebud River, in present-day Rosebud County. This fortified Crow Indian trading post was established by Alexander Culbertson of the American Fur Company and named for John B. Sarpy, a Company partner. Fort Sarpy was said to have a 100-foot square stockade of fifteen-foot-high pickets. In May 1855, the Company abandoned and burned Fort Sarpy (1) indicating that it was "badly forted" and replaced it with Fort Sarpy (2), south of the Yellowstone River in 1859. Coordinates below are based on this description and are approximate. Current Status Unknown Location: Rosebud, Rosebud County, Montana. Maps & Images Lat: 46.27617 Long: -106.46544 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,600' GPS Locations: 46.27617, -106.46544 Fort Sarpy (1) Approx Loc See Also: Fort Sarpy (2) American Fur Company Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 477. Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 74 (indicates only one location) Links: North America Forts - Fort Sarpy (1) Visited: No