Fort Abercrombie, North Dakota (ND), United States
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Place Name
Fort Abercrombie
Pronunciation
AB-uhr-krahm-bee
Place Status (Type)
bank
Location
North Dakota, United States, North America
Latitude
unknown
Longitude
unknown
Fort Abercrombie
(AB-uhr-krahm-bee), U.S. Army post on the west
bank of the Red R., 14 mi/23 km NNW of
Wahpeton, at Abercrombie, N.Dak. Built to protect settlers in the Red
R. Valley from attacks by the Dakotas (Sioux), the fort played an
important role in opening the Dakota Territory to settlement. It was
twice attacked unsuccessfully by the Sioux in 1862. With the signing of
a treaty with the Ojibwa and the Sioux here in 1870, the fear of
Indians declined and the fort was abandoned in 1877. Part of the former
installation is now a state historical site. Est. 1857.
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