Camp Poplar River

Camp Poplar River (1880-1893) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1880 in Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana, also called Poplar River Agency. Abandoned in 1893. History of Camp Poplar River Established on 12 Oct 1880 on the south bank of the Poplar River by companies B & F, 11th U.S. Infantry. Abandoned on 2 Oct 1893 and the garrison departed for Fort Assinniboine. Current Status No remains site in the town of Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana. Location: Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana. Maps & Images Lat: 48.11306 Long: -105.19778 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1991' See Also: Fort Assinniboine 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 476. Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 74. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1669395 Links: North American Forts - Camp Poplar River Wikipedia - Camp Poplar River Visited: 9 Aug 2016