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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1871-1886) - Established for Durfee & Peck of the [[:Category:North West Company Forts|Northwest Company]] as a fur trading post in 1871. Named after [[William W. Belknap]], U.S. Secretary of War  (1869 – 1876). Discontinued in 1886.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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.


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{{PAGENAME}}<br>(1871-1886)
{{PAGENAME}}<br>(1871-1886)
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'''Location:''' Southwest of Chinook, Blaine County, Montana, off of Hwy 529 on the south bank of the Milk River.
'''Location:''' Southwest of Chinook, Chinook, Blaine County, Montana,<br>off of Hwy 529 on the south bank of the Milk River.


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* Elevation: 2420'
* Elevation: 2,420'
 
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'''GPS Locations:'''
* {{GPSLinkLong|Lat=48.58056|Lon=-109.2625}} Fort Belknap (1)
 
 
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'''Links: '''
'''Links: '''
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt.html#belknap North American Forts - Fort Belknap]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/mt.html#belknap North American Forts - Fort Belknap]
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Latest revision as of 14:30, 20 June 2022

Fort Belknap (1) (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


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Location: Southwest of Chinook, Chinook, Blaine County, Montana,
off of Hwy 529 on the south bank of the Milk River.

Maps & Images

Lat: 48.58056 Long: -109.2625

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 2,420'



GPS Locations:


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:

Fortification ID:

  • MT0006 - Fort Belknap (1)

Visited: No