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{{ | '''{{PAGENAME}} (1845-1881)''' - Established first as [[Fort Lewis (2)]], an [[:Category:American Fur Company|American Fur Company]] fur trading 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. | ||
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=={{PAGENAME}} History== | =={{PAGENAME}} History== | ||
The original [[Fort Lewis (2)]] was located on the south bank of the Missouri River just west of Fort Benton opposite Pablois Island. This fort was torn down and moved to the site of Fort Benton in 1846 although it retained the [[Fort Lewis (2)]] name until 1850. | The original [[Fort Lewis (2)]] was located on the south bank of the Missouri River just west of Fort Benton opposite Pablois Island. This fort was torn down and moved to the site of Fort Benton in 1846 although it retained the [[Fort Lewis (2)]] name until 1850. | ||
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* {{Hart}}, page 68-69 | * {{Hart}}, page 68-69 | ||
* {{Frazer}}, page 79 | * {{Frazer}}, page 79 | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 468 | |||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt.html#benton2 North American Forts - Fort Benton] | |||
* [http://www.fortbenton.com/museums/fort.htm Old Fort Benton] | * [http://www.fortbenton.com/museums/fort.htm Old Fort Benton] | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 24 May 2010
Fort Benton (1) (1845-1881) - Established first as Fort Lewis (2), an American Fur Company fur trading 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
The original Fort Lewis (2) was located on the south bank of the Missouri River just west of Fort Benton opposite Pablois Island. This fort was torn down and moved to the site of Fort Benton in 1846 although it retained the Fort Lewis (2) name until 1850.
Fort Benton itself 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
- 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 468
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