Fort Dilts

Fort Dilts (1864-1864) - A immigrant wagon train defense established in 1864 during an Indian attack on a wagon train in Bowman County, North Dakota. The attack lasted for 14 days during which the settlers built a sod breast work while awaiting a relief. Named for Jefferson Dilts, the wagon train scout who was killed during the attack. Abandoned in 1864. Current Status Traces remain in Bowman County, North Dakota. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1033937 {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Fort Dilts State Park, Bowman County, North Dakota. Maps & Images Lat: 46.2787202 Long: -103.7762064 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 3094' 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 630 Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 113 Links: North American Forts - Fort Dilts Visited: No Fort Dilts Picture Gallery Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better!