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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
== History ==
First established as a [[St. Louis Fur Company]] post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847. Fort Campbell was operated by [[Alexander Harvey]], a notorious trader on the Upper Missouri. Sold in 1860 to the [[American Fur Company]].
First established as a [[St. Louis Fur Company]] post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847. Fort Campbell was operated by [[Alexander Harvey]], a notorious trader on the Upper Missouri. Sold in 1860 to the [[American Fur Company]].
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==

Revision as of 07:05, 23 September 2021

Fort Campbell (1) (1845-1860) - Established as a St. Louis Fur Company post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847 in present day Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana. Sold in 1860 to the American Fur Company.

Fort Campbell Marker (front)
Fort Campbell Marker (rear)
Fort Campbell Marker Locale

History

First established as a St. Louis Fur Company post in 1845 on the south side of the Missouri River and moved to the north side in 1847. Fort Campbell was operated by Alexander Harvey, a notorious trader on the Upper Missouri. Sold in 1860 to the American Fur Company.

Current Status

Marker only on the levee at Fort Benton.


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Location: Marker on the levee at the town of Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana. Map point is the marker location.

Maps & Images

Lat: 47.813771 Long: -110.669382

Sources:

  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 69
  • 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 469

Links:

Visited: 26 Sep 2013