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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1842-1850) - Established by [[Alexander McKenzie]] and [[Charles Larpenteur]] as an [[American Fur Company]] (AFC)stockaded trading post in 1842. Discontinued in 1850.
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=={{PAGENAME}} History==
== History ==
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1842-1850) - Established by [[Alexander McKenzie]] and [[Charles Larpenteur]] as an [[:Category:American Fur Company|American Fur Company]] stockaded trading post.
== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
Built as a 100' by 100' square stockaded trading post.
Built as a 100' by 100' square stockaded trading post.
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
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(F) 46.28333, -106.8, {{PAGENAME}}<br>(1842-1850)
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'''Location:''' West of Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana.
'''Location:''' West of Forsyth,<br>Rosebud County, Montana.


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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.28333|Lon=-106.800}} Fort Alexander (1)
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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{hart}}, page 68
* {{Hart}}, page 68
* {{Roberts}}, page 467


'''Links: '''
'''Links: '''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt2.html#alexander North American Forts - Fort Alexander]


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Latest revision as of 08:44, 5 July 2022

Fort Alexander (1) (1842-1850) - Established by Alexander McKenzie and Charles Larpenteur as an American Fur Company (AFC)stockaded trading post in 1842. Discontinued in 1850.

History

Built as a 100' by 100' square stockaded trading post.

Current Status

Unknown


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Location: West of Forsyth,
Rosebud County, Montana.

Maps & Images

Lat: 46.28333 Long: -106.8



GPS Locations:


Sources:

  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 68
  • 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 467

Links:

Fortification ID:

  • MT0001 - Fort Alexander (1)

Visited: No