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The Fort Assinniboine Preservation Association is striving
to preserve the site of what was once the largest military post west of
the Mississippi. Located 6 miles south of Havre, Montana, the fort
was also one of the most unique and strategic forts of the old west.
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One of the most strategic military posts of the old west, Fort Assinniboine
was built in 1879-80 to protect settlers along Montana's northern border
from marauding Indians who had escaped into Canada after the defeat of
Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer at the battle of the Little Big Horn in
1876 and the surrender of the Nez Perce in the Battle of the Bear Paws
in 1877.
The fort was the largest military post west of the Mississippi and strategically
it was considered one of the most important. At its peak, about 600
infantry and cavalry troops were stationed at the fort.
Unlike most of the old west forts of the period, Fort Assinniboine was
constructed out of brick and exhibited a style of military architecture
that is considered unique and even elegant for the time. It consisted
of about 100 buildings.
While Fort Assinniboine never engaged in any major battles with Indians,
it did serve to promote economic development of the region and is directly
responsible for providing the economic nucleus for the establishment and
development of Havre.
| Introduction |
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| Construction |
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| Rank Has Its Privilege |
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| Hop Room |
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| Guard House |
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| Stable/Stable Guard |
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| Daily Life |
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| The Black 10th Cavalry |
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| Black Jack Pershing |
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| Assinniboine's last days |
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