Fort Buford State Historic Site
Fort Buford State Historic Site
Location:25 miles southwest of Williston, just off Highway 23.
Facilities:Historic fort and cemetery, museum/interpretive center, restrooms, picnic area, campground.
Activities:Interpretive programs about the frontier military and Fort Buford's role in the history of Dakota Territory.
Special Features:Fort Buford, built in 1866, was one of a number of military postsestablished to protect overland and river routes used by immigrantssettling the West, but is best known as the location of Sitting Bull'ssurrender in 1881. Three of the fort's original buildings still stand:the stone powder magazine, wood-frame officers' quarters (in which thesite's museum is located), and a wood-frame officer of the guardbuilding.
Address:15349 39th Ln NW
Williston, ND 58801
Phone:701-572-9034
Web: www.state.nd.us/hist/buford/buford.htm
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