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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1869-1875) - First established in 1869 by U.S. Troops as a result of the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. Named after [[E.S. Parker]], Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Abandoned in 1875. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1869-1875) - First established in 1869 by U.S. Troops as a result of the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. Named after [[E.S. Parker]], Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Abandoned in 1875. | ||
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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
Originally built as both a Fort and an Indian Agency to provide protection for the Crow Indians from their Indian enemies, the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Blackfoot. When the Agency was moved in 1875 to another location near the town of Absorkee, Fort Parker was abandoned. | Originally built as both a Fort and an Indian Agency to provide protection for the Crow Indians from their Indian enemies, the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Blackfoot. When the Agency was moved in 1875 to another location near the town of Absorkee, Fort Parker was abandoned. | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 25 May 2010
Fort Parker (2) (1869-1875) - First established in 1869 by U.S. Troops as a result of the 1868 Treaty of Laramie. Named after E.S. Parker, Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Abandoned in 1875.