Fort Totten (1)

Fort Totten (1867-1890) - Established 17 Jul 1867 by Capt. Samuel A. Wainwright of the 31st U.S. Infantry and named after Brig. Gen. Joseph Gilbert Totten, Chief Engineer of the Army. The fort was used to police the surrounding Indian reservation, guard transportation routes and aid the Dakota Sioux Indians. Abandoned in 1890.

Fort Totten Plan

Fort Totten

Fort Totten History

The post was abandoned in 1890 and was transferred to the Interior Department 4 Oct 1890. On 5 Jan 1891 it became the property of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and served as an Indian boarding school until 1959.

Current Status

Fort Totten is one of the best preserved military forts of the Dakota frontier era.

{"selectable":false,"height":"500","width":"500"}

Location: 612 East Blvd Ave, Bismarck, Benson County, ND 58505-0830 Maps & Images Lat: 47.977599 Long: -98.993382 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1500'

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 117
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 115
• 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 633-634

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Totten
• Fort Totten State Historic Site

Visited: No

Picture Gallery

Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!