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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1845-1851) - First established as a trading post in 1845 by an ex employee of the [[American Fur Company]] named Bouis.  Abandoned in 1851. Also known as [[Fort Bouis]].
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1845-1851) - First established as a trading post in 1845 by an ex-employee of the [[American Fur Company]] named Bouis.  Abandoned in 1851. Also known as [[Fort Bouis]].
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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Unknown.
Probably under the waters of Lake Sharpe (Hart).
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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Roberts}}, page 728
* {{Roberts}}, page 728.
* {{Hart}}, page 143.


'''Links:'''
'''Links:'''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/sd.html#defiance North American Forts - Fort Defiance]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/sd.html#defiance North American Forts - Fort Defiance]


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Latest revision as of 11:31, 19 July 2020

Fort Defiance (2) (1845-1851) - First established as a trading post in 1845 by an ex-employee of the American Fur Company named Bouis. Abandoned in 1851. Also known as Fort Bouis.

Current Status

Probably under the waters of Lake Sharpe (Hart).


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Location: Lyman County, South Dakota.

Maps & Images

Lat: 44.1097099 Long: -99.7045578

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 1,421'

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 728.
  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 143.

Links:

Visited: 17 Jul 2020 Area