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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1832-1835) - Established in 1832 by [[Samuel Tulloch]] as an [[American Fur Company]] fur trading post. Abandoned about 1835. Also known as [[Tulloch's Fort]].
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1832-1835) - Established in 1832 by [[Samuel Tulloch]] as an [[American Fur Company]] (AFC) fur trading post. Abandoned about 1835. Also known as [[Tulloch's Fort]].
== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
== History ==
Built as a 130' by 130' stockaded fur trading post with two bastions at the extreme corners.
Built as a 130' by 130' stockaded fur trading post with two bastions at the extreme corners.
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
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(F) 46.16889, -107.44861, Fort Cass
(F) 46.16889, -107.44861, Fort Cass
(1832-1835)
(1832-1835)
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'''Location:''' North of Bighorn, Montana.
'''Location:''' North of Bighorn, Montana between Yellowstone County and Treasure County.


{{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.16889|-107.44861}}
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|46.16889|-107.44861}}
* Elevation: '
* Elevation: '
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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=46.16889|Lon=-107.44861}}
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'''Links: '''
'''Links: '''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt2.html#cass North American Forts - Fort Cass]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt2.html#cass North American Forts - Fort Cass]
{{FortID|ID=MT0025|Name={{PAGENAME}}}}
* MT0202 - Tulloch's Fort


{{Visited|No}}
{{Visited|No}}


=={{PAGENAME}} Picture Gallery==
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[[Category:Montana All]]
[[Category:Montana All]]
[[Category:Montana Forts]]
[[Category:Montana Forts]]
[[Category:Montana Yellowstone County]]
[[Category:Montana Treasure County]]
[[Category:Montana AFC Posts]]
[[Category:American Fur Company Forts]]
[[Category:American Fur Company Forts]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Montana Not Visited]]
[[Category:Montana Not Visited]]

Latest revision as of 09:29, 5 July 2022

Fort Cass (1) (1832-1835) - Established in 1832 by Samuel Tulloch as an American Fur Company (AFC) fur trading post. Abandoned about 1835. Also known as Tulloch's Fort.

History

Built as a 130' by 130' stockaded fur trading post with two bastions at the extreme corners.

Current Status

Unknown


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Location: North of Bighorn, Montana between Yellowstone County and Treasure County.

Maps & Images

Lat: 46.16889 Long: -107.44861



GPS Locations:


Sources:

  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 69
  • 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 469

Links:

Fortification ID:

  • MT0025 - Fort Cass (1)
  • MT0202 - Tulloch's Fort

Visited: No