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'''Fort Totten (1867-1890)''' - Established 17 Jul 1867 by Capt. [[Samuel A. Wainwright]] of the [[31st U.S. Infantry]] and named after Brig. Gen. [[Joseph Gilbert Totten]], Chief Engineer of the Army. The fort was used to police the surrounding Indian reservation, guard transportation routes and aid the Dakota Sioux Indians. | '''Fort Totten (1867-1890)''' - Established 17 Jul 1867 by Capt. [[Samuel A. Wainwright]] of the [[31st U.S. Infantry]] and named after Brig. Gen. [[Joseph Gilbert Totten]], Chief Engineer of the Army. The fort was used to police the surrounding Indian reservation, guard transportation routes and aid the Dakota Sioux Indians. | ||
==Fort Totten History== | ==Fort Totten History== | ||
The post was abandoned in 1890 and was transferred to the Interior Department 4 Oct 1890. On 5 Jan 1891 it became the property of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and served as an Indian boarding school until 1959. | The post was abandoned in 1890 and was transferred to the Interior Department 4 Oct 1890. On 5 Jan 1891 it became the property of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and served as an Indian boarding school until 1959. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
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* {{Hart}}, page 117 | |||
* {{Frazer}}, page 115 | |||
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Revision as of 19:34, 7 December 2007
Fort Totten (1867-1890) - Established 17 Jul 1867 by Capt. Samuel A. Wainwright of the 31st U.S. Infantry and named after Brig. Gen. Joseph Gilbert Totten, Chief Engineer of the Army. The fort was used to police the surrounding Indian reservation, guard transportation routes and aid the Dakota Sioux Indians.
Fort Totten History
The post was abandoned in 1890 and was transferred to the Interior Department 4 Oct 1890. On 5 Jan 1891 it became the property of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and served as an Indian boarding school until 1959.
Current Status
Fort Totten is one of the best preserved military forts of the Dakota frontier era.
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Location: 612 East Blvd Ave, Bismarck, ND 58505-0830 Maps & Images Lat: 47.977599 Long: -98.993382 |
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- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 117
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 115
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