National Register of Historic Places

Fort Keogh

Miles City, Custer County, Montana
Listed
March 8, 1978
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
78001680

About this property

Fort Keogh is a former United States Army post located at the western edge of modern Miles City, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is situated on the south bank of the Yellowstone River, at the mouth of the Tongue River. Colonel Nelson A. Miles, commanding the 5th Infantry Regiment, founded the post in August 1876, in the wake of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, as a base for patrols to prevent the Cheyenne and Sioux involved in the battle from escaping to Canada. The fort was originally known as the Tongue River Cantonment for two years. When relocated one mile west in 1878, it was renamed Fort Keogh in honor of Captain Myles Keogh, who was killed at the Little Bighorn. In 1877, the fort became the headquarters for the newly created District of the Yellowstone (a sub-unit of the Department of Dakota), which was commanded by Miles. The development of Fort Keogh as a military installation soon stimulated traders to supply the liquor and other service businesses that were the beginning of Miles City. Today the former military post is a United States Department of Agriculture livestock and range research station. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Miles City, Custer County, Montana
46.38077, -105.88655

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When was Fort Keogh listed on the National Register?

Fort Keogh was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Fort Keogh?

Fort Keogh is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Keogh?

The period of significance for Fort Keogh is recorded as the early_republic era.

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