Fort Assinniboine (1)

Fort Assinniboine (1) (1879-1911) - Established 9 May 1879 by Col. Thomas H. Ruger, 18th U.S. Infantry and named for the Assinniboine Indians. Abandoned in 1911.

Fort Assinniboine (1) History

The largest fort constructed in Montana. Fort Assinniboine was built to prevent the Sioux Chief, Sitting Bull, from returning to the U.S. from Canada and to control the local Indian population.

Fort Assinniboine had long rows of brick buildings and barracks with castle like towers at the corners surrounding a very large parade ground. At it's peak Fort Assinniboine had 104 buildings mostly of brick and a complement of 36 officers and 453 non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.

Current Status

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Location: 7 miles south of Havre, Montana, on Hwy 87. Maps & Images Lat: 48.5006 Long: -109.7930 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2650'

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 68
• Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 79
• Montana History

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