Fort Peck

Fort Peck (1867-1879) - A fur trading post established in 1867 by Colonel Campbell Kennedy Peck as a branch of Durfee and Peck Trading Company. The post was named after Colonel Peck. Abandoned in 1879. Fort Peck Marker at the West End of the Fort Peck Dam History Established in 1867 as a Durfee and Peck Trading Company trading post. The palisaded fort was 300' square with five bastions enclosed by a 12 foot high cottonwood log stockade. In 1871 the post was purchased from Durfee and Peck Trading Company and became the Fort Peck Indian Agency for the Assiniboine and Sioux Indians. The Indian agency was moved in 1878 to Poplar and the original post was eventually abandoned. Current Status Covered by the waters of Fort Peck Reservoir. The map point is not accurate. Location: Under the waters of Fort Peck Reservoir, Valley County, Montana. Maps & Images Lat: 47.956364 Long: -106.458893 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,031' 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 475 Links: North American Forts - Fort Peck Legends of America - Fort Peck Visited: Area 23 Sep 2013