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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1845-1860) - Established as a [[St. Louis Fur Company]] post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847 in present day Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana. Sold in 1860 to the [[American Fur Company]].
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1845-1860) - Established as a [[:Category:St. Louis Fur Company|St. Louis Fur Company]] post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847. Sold in 1860 to Chouteau and Company.
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Fort Campbell was operated by [[Alexander Harvey]], a notorious trader on the Upper Missouri.
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== History ==
First established as a [[St. Louis Fur Company]] post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847. Fort Campbell was operated by [[Alexander Harvey]], a notorious trader on the Upper Missouri. Sold in 1860 to the [[American Fur Company]].
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
 
Marker only on the levee at Fort Benton.
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'''Location:''' On the levee at the town of Fort Benton, Montana.
'''Location:''' Marker on the levee at the town of Fort Benton,<br>Chouteau County, Montana.


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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=47.813771|Lon=-110.669382}}  Fort Campbell (1)
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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Hart}}, page 69
* {{Hart}}, page 69
* {{Roberts}}, page 469


'''Links: '''
'''Links: '''
* [http://www.fortbenton.com/levee/tour.htm Levee Tour]
* [http://www.fortbenton.com/levee/tour.htm Levee Tour]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt.html#campbell North American Forts - Fort Campbell]


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Latest revision as of 19:07, 5 July 2022

Fort Campbell (1) (1845-1860) - Established as a St. Louis Fur Company post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847 in present day Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana. Sold in 1860 to the American Fur Company.

Fort Campbell Marker (front)
Fort Campbell Marker (rear)
Fort Campbell Marker Locale

History

First established as a St. Louis Fur Company post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847. Fort Campbell was operated by Alexander Harvey, a notorious trader on the Upper Missouri. Sold in 1860 to the American Fur Company.

Current Status

Marker only on the levee at Fort Benton.


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Location: Marker on the levee at the town of Fort Benton,
Chouteau County, Montana.

Maps & Images

Lat: 47.813771 Long: -110.669382



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:

  • MT0021 - Fort Campbell (1)

Visited: 26 Sep 2013