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Established on 12 Oct 1880 on the south bank of the Poplar River by companies B & F, [[11th U.S. Infantry]]. | Established on 12 Oct 1880 on the south bank of the Poplar River by companies B & F, [[11th U.S. Infantry]]. | ||
Abandoned on 2 Oct 1893 and the garrison departed for [[Fort Assiniboine | Abandoned on 2 Oct 1893 and the garrison departed for [[Fort Assiniboine|Fort Assiniboine]]. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
No remains site in the town of Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana. | No remains site in the town of Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana. | ||
Revision as of 21:40, 15 December 2014
Camp Poplar River (1880-1893) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1880 in Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana. Abandoned in 1893.
History of Camp Poplar River
Established on 12 Oct 1880 on the south bank of the Poplar River by companies B & F, 11th U.S. Infantry.
Abandoned on 2 Oct 1893 and the garrison departed for Fort Assiniboine.
Current Status
No remains site in the town of Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1669395
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Location: Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana. Maps & Images Lat: 48.11306 Long: -105.19778 |
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 476.
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 74.
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