Fort McKenzie

Fort McKenzie (1833-1844) - Established in 1833 by David Dawson Mitchell for Kenneth McKenzie of the American Fur Company. Named after Kenneth McKenzie. Abandoned in 1844. Fort McKenzie History Built as a 1,420' square fur trading post with two blockhouses at opposing corners armed with several cannons. The trading post operated until the spring of 1844 when another trader, François Chardon, and his men massacred a number of Backfeet Indians. This massacre and the resulting threat of retributions forced the post to be abandoned. François Chardon and his men burned abandoned Fort McKenzie and established a post of their own, (Fort Chardon), at the mouth of the Judith River. The burnt fort was referred to as Fort Brule, ("burned fort"). Current Status The exact site is unknown and sources differ about the location. The map point shown here is from the GNIS dataset but other sources indicate that the post was six miles up the {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Chouteau County, Montana. Map point may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 47.9271943 Long: -110.4952116 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 2,569' 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 473 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1750087 Links: North American Forts - Fort McKenzie Visited: Area 15 Aug 2016