Fort Carroll (Montana)
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Fort Carroll, also Carroll Landing Post was a trading post and steamboat landing established in 1874 on the Missouri River in present-day Fergus County, Montana. Garrisoned by 7th U.S. Infantry in the summers of 1874 and 1875, the town of Carroll also sprung up at the landing. Both the town and fort were abandoned in 1882.
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Fort Carroll | |
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Fergus County, Montana, near Zortman, Montana | |
Type | Steamboat landing post |
Site information | |
Owner | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Site history | |
Built | 1874 |
Built by | Diamond R Transportation Company |
Demolished | 1882 (abandoned) |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | 7th U. S. Infantry |
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