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'''Fort Elizabeth Meagher (1867-1867)''' - Established in 1867 by the Montana Territory Militia in response to the killing of John Bozeman. Named for the wife of a former acting Governor of the Montana Territory.¹
'''Fort Elizabeth Meagher (1867-1867)''' - Established in the spring of 1867 by the Montana Territory Militia in response to the killing of John Bozeman. Named for the wife of a former acting Governor of the Montana Territory, Thomas Francis Meagher who drowned 1 Jul 1867 near [[:Category:Fort Benton|Fort Benton]] Montana²
==Fort Elizabeth Meagher History==
==Current Status==
==Current Status==
Only a historical marker remains.
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'''Location:'''
'''Location:'''
6 miles east of Bozeman, Montana near the mouth of Rock Creek.¹
6 miles east of Bozeman, Montana on I90 near of Rocky Creek, historical marker only


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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
# Hart, Herbert M., ''[[Tour Guide to Old Western Forts]]'', Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN: 0-87108-568-2
# Hart, Herbert M., ''[[Tour Guide to Old Western Forts]]'', Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN: 0-87108-568-2
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Francis_Meagher Wikipedia article on Thomas Meagher]


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# Field, Ron, ''[[Forts of the American Frontier 1820-91|Forts of the American Frontier 1820-91: Central and Northern Plains]]'', Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP, United Kingdom, 2005, ISBN: 1 84176 775 1

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Fort Elizabeth Meagher (1867-1867) - Established in the spring of 1867 by the Montana Territory Militia in response to the killing of John Bozeman. Named for the wife of a former acting Governor of the Montana Territory, Thomas Francis Meagher who drowned 1 Jul 1867 near Fort Benton Montana.¹ ²

Current Status

Only a historical marker remains.


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Location: 6 miles east of Bozeman, Montana on I90 near of Rocky Creek, historical marker only.¹

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Lat: 45.642 Long: -110.918

Links:

Sources:

  1. Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN: 0-87108-568-2
  2. Wikipedia article on Thomas Meagher

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