Fort Belknap
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Fort Belknap (1871-1886) - Established for Durfee & Peck of the North West Company as a fur trading post in 1871. Named after William W. Belknap, U.S. Secretary of War (1869 – 1876). Discontinued in 1886.
Current Status
Unknown
Context
Location:
Southwest of Chinook, Chinook, Blaine County, Montana,
off of Hwy 529 on the south bank of the Milk River.
Lat: 48.581° Long: -109.263° Elevation: 2'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 68
- 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 467
Links:
Related:
Encyclopedia of Historic Forts, Fort Belknap, New or Updated Forts and Camps, North West Company, Tour Guide to Old Western Forts,