Fort Totten (1)
Fort Totten (1867-1890) - Established 17 Jul 1867 by Captain Samuel A. Wainwright of the 31st U.S. Infantry and named after Brigadier General 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.
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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.
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Location: 612 East Blvd Ave, Bismarck, Benson County, ND 58505-0830 Maps & Images Lat: 47.977599 Long: -98.993382 |
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
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