National Register of Historic Places

Fort Buford State Historic Site

Williston, Williams County, North Dakota
Listed
March 31, 1975
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
75001308

About this property

Fort Buford was a United States Army Post at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in Dakota Territory, present day North Dakota, and the site of Sitting Bull's surrender in 1881. Company C, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry, 3 officers, 80 enlisted men and 6 civilians commanded by Capt. (Brevet Lt. Col.) William G. Rankin, first established a camp on the site on June 15, 1866, with orders to build a post, the majority of which was built using adobe and cottonwood enclosed by a wooden stockade. The fort was named after the late Major General John Buford, a Union Army cavalry general during the American Civil War.

Location

Williston, Williams County, North Dakota
47.98518, -103.99055

Categories

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Sources

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When was Fort Buford State Historic Site listed on the National Register?

Fort Buford State Historic Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Fort Buford State Historic Site?

Fort Buford State Historic Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Buford State Historic Site?

The period of significance for Fort Buford State Historic Site is recorded as the early_republic era.

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