Fort Connah

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Fort Connah (1847-1872) - Established in 1847 by Neil McArthur as the last Hudson's Bay Company fort/trading post in the United States. Also known as Flathead Post (3).

Fort Connah Roadside Marker
Fort Connah Roadside Marker Text
Fort Connah Reproduction

Fort Connah History

In 1847 Angus McDonald was sent to complete the fort. When the fort closed down in 1872 the fur trade in Montana ended.

Current Status

One of the three original buildings still remains and is believed to be the oldest standing building in Montana. The site of Fort Connah is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The remaining building is a hand-hewn, 375-square-foot log building that is the only surviving structure. The massive ten-inch-square hand-hewn beams are stacked horizontally to form the walls, the same type of construction used by the Hudson Bay Company. Aerial infrared scanning of the surrounding land shows tepee rings where Indians camped while trading.


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Location: 4 miles north of Ignatius, Lake County, Montana, on Hwy 93.

Maps & Images

Lat: 47.40556 Long: -114.09583

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 2,802'

See Also:

Sources:

  • Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 69-70
  • 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 469

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Visited: 9 Oct 2010