Fort Clark (5)

Fort Clark (5) (1831-1860) - An American Fur Company fur trading post established in 1831 by James Kipp in present day Mercer County, North Dakota. Named for William Clark of Lewis & Clark fame. Abandoned in 1860.

Current Status

Fort Clark State Historic Site, Mercer County, North Dakota.

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1029011

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Location: Fort Clark State Historic Site, Mercer County, North Dakota. Maps & Images Lat: 47.2494403 Long: -101.2726554 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1716'

Sources:

• 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 629-630
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 112-113

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Clark

Visited: 17 Sep 2013

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