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Fort Assinniboine had long rows of brick buildings and barracks with castle like towers at the corners surrounding a very large parade ground. At it's peak Fort Assinniboine had 104 buildings mostly of brick and a complement of 36 officers and 453 non-commissioned officers and enlisted men. | Fort Assinniboine had long rows of brick buildings and barracks with castle like towers at the corners surrounding a very large parade ground. At it's peak Fort Assinniboine had 104 buildings mostly of brick and a complement of 36 officers and 453 non-commissioned officers and enlisted men. | ||
The most famous officer to serve at the Fort was [[John J. Pershing|John J. (Black-Jack) Pershing]]who arrived in 1896 with the [[10th U.S. Cavalry]], a black regiment. | The most famous officer to serve at the Fort was [[John J. Pershing|John J. (Black-Jack) Pershing]] who arrived in 1896 with the [[10th U.S. Cavalry]], a black regiment. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
The Fort site is now the home of Northern Agricultural Research Center. It is not open to individual visitors; however, the Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association conducts regular guided tours during the summer months. | |||
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Revision as of 12:54, 8 December 2007
Fort Assinniboine (1) (1879-1911) - Established 9 May 1879 by Col. Thomas H. Ruger, 18th U.S. Infantry and named for the Assinniboine Indians. Abandoned in 1911.
Fort Assinniboine (1) History
The largest fort constructed in Montana. Fort Assinniboine was built to prevent the Sioux Chief, Sitting Bull, from returning to the U.S. from Canada and to control the local Indian population.
Fort Assinniboine had long rows of brick buildings and barracks with castle like towers at the corners surrounding a very large parade ground. At it's peak Fort Assinniboine had 104 buildings mostly of brick and a complement of 36 officers and 453 non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.
The most famous officer to serve at the Fort was John J. (Black-Jack) Pershing who arrived in 1896 with the 10th U.S. Cavalry, a black regiment.
Current Status
The Fort site is now the home of Northern Agricultural Research Center. It is not open to individual visitors; however, the Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association conducts regular guided tours during the summer months.
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Location: 7 miles south of Havre, Montana, on Hwy 87. Maps & Images Lat: 48.5006 Long: -109.7930 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 68
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 79
- Montana History
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