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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1870-1884) - A U.S. Army fort first established in 1870 near present day Reliance, Lyman County, South Dakota. Named Fort Hale on 30 Dec 1878 after Captain [[Owen Hale]], [[7th U.S. Cavalry]] who was killed on 30 Sep 1877. Abandoned in 1884. Also known as [[Post at Lower | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1870-1884) - A U.S. Army fort first established in 1870 near present day Reliance, Lyman County, South Dakota. Named Fort Hale on 30 Dec 1878 after Captain [[Owen Hale]], [[7th U.S. Cavalry]] who was killed on 30 Sep 1877. Abandoned in 1884. Also known as [[Post at Lower Brule Indian Agency]] and [[Fort Lower Brule]]. | ||
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== History of Fort Hale == | == History of Fort Hale == | ||
Established by Captain [[George W. Hill]], [[22nd U.S. Infantry]] on 8 Jun 1870. Moved 15 miles upstream 21 Jul 1870 to a point opposite the mouth of Crow Creek in | Established by Captain [[George W. Hill]], [[22nd U.S. Infantry]] on 8 Jun 1870. Moved 15 miles upstream 21 Jul 1870 to a point opposite the mouth of Crow Creek in Brule County. | ||
Abandoned on 20 May 1884 and turned over to the Indian Agent at the reservation 7 Jul 1884. | Abandoned on 20 May 1884 and turned over to the Indian Agent at the reservation 7 Jul 1884. | ||
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[[Category:South Dakota Lyman County]] | [[Category:South Dakota Lyman County]] | ||
[[Category:South Dakota Brule County]] | |||
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[[Category:South Dakota Not Visited]] | [[Category:South Dakota Not Visited]] | ||
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Revision as of 06:42, 26 August 2014
Fort Hale (1) (1870-1884) - A U.S. Army fort first established in 1870 near present day Reliance, Lyman County, South Dakota. Named Fort Hale on 30 Dec 1878 after Captain Owen Hale, 7th U.S. Cavalry who was killed on 30 Sep 1877. Abandoned in 1884. Also known as Post at Lower Brule Indian Agency and Fort Lower Brule.
History of Fort Hale
Established by Captain George W. Hill, 22nd U.S. Infantry on 8 Jun 1870. Moved 15 miles upstream 21 Jul 1870 to a point opposite the mouth of Crow Creek in Brule County.
Abandoned on 20 May 1884 and turned over to the Indian Agent at the reservation 7 Jul 1884.
Current Status
Now submerged under the lake behind Big Bend Dam.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1263580
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Location: Reliance, Lyman County, South Dakota. Maps & Images Lat: 43.9758255 Long: -99.3642704 |
See Also:
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 729.
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