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Fort Benton (1) (1845-1881) - Established first as an American Fur Company post in 1845, it was moved in 1846 and rebuilt in 1850 and named Fort Benton 25 Dec 1850. Named after Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. Abandoned 31 May 1881.
Fort Benton (1) History
Fort Benton was located at the head of steam navigation on the Missouri River and was used to receive and forward freight to Fort Shaw and Fort Ellis.
Fort Benton was over 150 feet square exclusive of the 20-foot square two story bastions. Portholes in the bastion walls for both cannon and riflemen commanded a shooting range on all four sides of the fort. An adobe wall fourteen feet high connected all the buildings and enclosed the square.
Current Status
City Park.
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Location: Fort Benton, Montana Maps & Images Lat: 47.8219 Long: -110.6624 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 68-69
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 79
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